Sanctioned LPG tanker enters Iran’s Kharg Island

A sanctioned LPG tanker loaded liquefied petroleum gas at Iran’s Kharg Island before slipping through a U.S. naval monitoring perimeter.

Maritime analytics platform TankerTrackers.com, Inc. has said on X, that LPG tanker, which is under US sanctions, managed to load LPG at Kharg Island, Iran, two days ago on May 16 at 29.21431, 50.33619, Caliber.Az reports.

This LPG tanker, which is under US sanctions, managed to load LPG at Kharg Island, Iran, two days ago (2026-05-16) at 29.21431, 50.33619. She last pinged on AIS nearly two weeks ago off the coast of India and then slipped through the US Navy blockade line undetected.

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— TankerTrackers.com, Inc. (@TankerTrackers) May 18, 2026

“She last pinged on AIS nearly two weeks ago off the coast of India and then slipped through the US Navy blockade line undetected,” the post reads.

The post did not provide the vessel’s name or flag state.

By Sabina Mammadli