Framing Analysis
Supported reports confirm that the India-flagged LPG tanker BW Loyalty transited the Strait of Hormuz on July 1, 2026, after drydock in Dubai while carrying 47,000 tonnes of LPG from Qatar. Unverified claims from a separate source describe shrapnel damage to another vessel, MT Sanmar Herald, during the same period. Eight Indian-flagged LPG carriers were stranded at the outbreak of conflict, with seven having exited.