Indian oil tanker heads to India after escaping attack on Fujairah port

"On March 14, 2026, while the Indian-flag vessel Jag Laadki was loading crude oil at the Fujairah Single Point Mooring, the Fujairah oil terminal was attacked. The vessel sailed safely from Fujairah at 1030 hrs IST today (Sunday) carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude oil and is bound for India," the update from the Indian government said.

This comes after Iranian foreign minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi announced that the key oil passage, Strait of Hormuz, will remain blocked for the US and Israeli ships amid the ongoing war.

In key conversations between Iranian and Indian leaders, a safe transit for Indian-flagged ships and tankers has been assured. Along with Jag Laadki, two Indian-flag LPG carriers, Shivalik and Nanda Devi, carrying about 92,712 tonnes of LPG crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.