At least four oil and gas tankers divert from the Strait of Hormuz after renewed attacks on vessels raise safety and security concerns, according to ship-tracking data cited by multiple outlets. The reporting says three QatarEnergy-controlled LNG tankers—Al Ghariya, Duhail and Al Ruwais—were moving westward toward the strait before turning away late Tuesday. The ships were reported to be empty and heading to Qatar’s Ras Laffan export facility to load cargo.
A separate diversion is also reported: an Indian-flagged very large crude carrier, Lila Vadinar, carrying about 2 million barrels of Kuwaiti crude, makes a U-turn near the eastern entrance to the strait off the tip of Oman on Wednesday. The diversions follow damage to a Qatari LNG tanker and a Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker near the strait, prompting maritime authorities to raise the threat risk for vessels transiting the area to “severe.”
Additional context in the coverage notes that since the broader regional conflict began in late February, multiple LNG cargoes from Ras Laffan and Das Island in the UAE have exited the strait.
