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Three Indian-Flagged Oil Tankers Cross Strait of Hormuz, Head Home with 94 Crew
Three Indian-flagged crude oil tankers — Desh Vaibhav, Desh Vibhor, and Sanmar Herald — successfully crossed the Strait of Hormuz on June 20, carrying over 8.6 lakh metric tonnes of cargo and 94 Indian crew members, according to Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The transit follows the US lifting its blockade on Iran under a tentative truce. The vessels are scheduled to arrive at Vadinar, Sikka, and Paradip ports between June 24 and July 1. Commercial shipping traffic through the strait increased, with 55 vessels and 17 million barrels of oil moving on June 20, per US Central Command.
Jun 20, 2026 1 source