Abu Dhabi LNG tanker tracked crossing Strait of Hormuz for first time since war began

Dailydispatch · 🇮🇳 public India · Apr 28, 2026 · 267 words · By Reuters Agency

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What to know about Abu Dhabi LNG tanker tracked crossing Strait of Hormuz for first time since war began

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker managed by the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and appears to be near India, ship-tracking data showed on Monday.

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What happened

A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker managed by the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and appears to be near India, ship-tracking data showed on Monday.

Why it matters

If confirmed, this will be the first loaded LNG tanker to cross the strait since the Iran war started on February 28.

Common ground

The 136,357m³ tanker, which is managed by Adnoc Logistics and Services and was last seen in the Gulf on March 30, has shown up off the west coast of India, suggesting it has crossed the Strait of Hormuz after several weeks without signal, according to data…

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Follow-up questions

What concrete event or decision sits underneath the headline: Abu Dhabi LNG tanker tracked crossing Strait of Hormuz for first time since war began?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that A few Qatari tankers have tried twice to cross the strait in April without success?
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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “A few Qatari tankers have tried twice to cross the strait in April without success”

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Multiple sources report that two Qatari LNG tankers (Rasheeda and Al...) aborted their attempts to cross the Strait of Hormuz in April.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 2: “A liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker managed by the UAE’s Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and appears to be near India”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm that an ADNOC-managed LNG tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz and was spotted near India based on ship-tracking data.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is natural gas (predominantly methane, CH4, with some mixture of ethane, C2H6) that has been cooled to liquid form for ease and safety of non-pressurized storage or transpo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquefied_natural_gas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 3: “this will be the first loaded LNG tanker to cross the strait since the Iran war started on February 28”

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Multiple sources state that this is the first loaded LNG tanker to cross since the conflict began on February 28, 2026. This is further supported by Wikipedia entries regarding the 2026 Iran war and the Strait of Hormuz crisis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been engaged in a war with Iran and its regional allies. The conflict began when the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting mili…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Strait of Hormuz () is a waterway between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. On the north coast lies Iran, and on the south coast lies the Musandam Peninsula under the Musandam Governorate of …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strait_of_Hormuz

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Claim 4: “Ships around the Gulf have been using evasive tactics such as stopping transmitting their locations or transmitting false identification numbers”

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Multiple sources discuss the use of 'spoofing' (false positions), signal jamming, and the inability to reliably track ships in the Gulf region due to electronic interference.

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web search NEUTRAL — The true location of ships trapped in the Persian Gulf is becoming clearer after electronic interference of signals eased over the weekend, helping to reduce concerns about navigating vessels in the w…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-03-30/persian-g…

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web search NEUTRAL — Spoofing – in which a ship broadcasts a false position – accounts for a significant share of the activity. Khan said between 75 and 100 vessels could be engaged in the practice.
https://www.agbi.com/logistics/2026/03/one-in-10-gulf-ships-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Learn why persistent GPS jamming in the Strait of Hormuz may have contributed to a major tanker collision.Ship operators report rising concerns over navigational reliability, highlighting increased oc…
https://windward.ai/blog/gps-jamming-falsely-placed-front-ea…

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Claim 5: “The 136,357m³ tanker, which is managed by Adnoc Logistics and Services and was last seen in the Gulf on March 30, has shown up off the west coast of India”

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Specific details regarding the tanker's capacity (136,357m³), management by Adnoc Logistics and Services, its last sighting in the Gulf on March 30, and its appearance off the west coast of India are consistently reported across multiple news sources.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Arabic: شركة بترول أبو ظبي الوطنية), known by its acronym ADNOC, is the state-owned oil company of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It is the world's 12th largest o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Dhabi_National_Oil_Company

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — TotalEnergies SE is a French multinational integrated energy and petroleum company founded in 1924 and is one of the seven supermajor oil companies. Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TotalEnergies

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Claim 6: “An empty Omani LNG tanker managed to cross the strait earlier this month”

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The Maritime Executive reports that a Sohar LNG (Omani) vessel was one of three Omani ships that managed to head out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on April 2, 2026.

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web search NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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web search NEUTRAL — Sohar LNG was one of three Omani vessels heading out of the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz (VesselFinder). Published Apr 2, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/first-lng-carrier-amo…

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web search NEUTRAL — A liquefied natural gas tanker managed by the UAE’s Adnoc has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and appears to be near India, ship-tracking data showed. If confirmed, this will be the first loaded LNG tank…
https://www.agbi.com/shipping/2026/04/lng-tanker-crosses-hor…

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