Two LPG carriers and one oil tanker — Shivalik, Nanda Devi and Jag Laadki — were evacuated earlier, escorted by the Indian Navy from the Gulf of Oman region.
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22 India-bound vessels in the Persian Gulf region have been identified for evacuation and safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz by the Indian government. Of these, 20 vessels have been assessed as critical to India’s energy security, carrying some 2.15 lakh metric tonnes of liquefied natural gas (LNG), 3.21 lakh tonnes of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) and 16.76 lakh tonnes of crude oil. These…