Sanctioned LPG Tanker Loads at Iran’s Kharg Island After Slipping Through US Naval Blockade
A US-sanctioned LPG tanker loaded cargo at Iran’s Kharg Island on May 16 after slipping through the US naval blockade undetected, according to TankerTrackers, which said the vessel’s AIS signal had last appeared nearly two weeks earlier off the coast of India. Iran’s Fars news agency separately said an Iranian LPG tanker had passed through the blockade and docked at Kharg, Iran’s principal oil-export hub.
Satellite images taken on May 16, reviewed by Bloomberg News and confirmed by analysis from United Against Nuclear Iran, showed 23 tankers around Kharg, up from four on April 13 and the largest cluster since the blockade began about a month ago. Charlie Brown, an adviser to the group, said the accumulation suggested growing delays and bottlenecks across Iran’s crude and oil export system.
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@staunovo#Iran: A tanker loaded crude from Iran's Kharg Island terminal Thursday, countering claims from the US that storage at the country's main oil export hub is full and loadings have stopped. The loading of the roughly 500,000 bl-capacity tank
@oilheadlinenewsArgus: A tanker loaded crude from Iran's Kharg Island terminal Thursday, countering claims from the US that storage at the country's main oil export hub is full and loadings have stopped.
@tankertrackersIn recent days, three cargo-empty, US‑sanctioned tankers slipped through the US Navy blockade line and entered the perimeter. - One did so with AIS briefly offline. - Another flies the Russian flag. - A third hugged the Omani coastline. T
@iranintl_enThree empty US-sanctioned tankers slipped through the US Navy blockade line on Iran and entered the perimeter in recent days, maritime intelligence company Tanker Trackers said. “Together, they can lift 1.9 million barrels of Iranian oil,”
@no_itsmyturnRT @TankerTrackers: In recent days, three cargo-empty, US‑sanctioned tankers slipped through the US Navy blockade line and entered the peri…
@mercoglianosRT @TankerTrackers: In recent days, three cargo-empty, US‑sanctioned tankers slipped through the US Navy blockade line and entered the peri…
@tankertrackersThere were 22 tankers inside the anchorage of Kharg Island yesterday. Of that lot, 6 were empty of cargo. We know this because we keep track of their movements and inspect the lengths of their shadows. Empty tankers cast thicker shadows bec
@tankertrackersThe US-sanctioned Russian-flagged handymax tanker PEGASUS (9276028) keeps going in and out of the US blockade perimeter, just out of spite. We have multiple satellite images confirming that this is not an AIS spoof.
@mercoglianosRT @TankerTrackers: The US-sanctioned Russian-flagged handymax tanker PEGASUS (9276028) keeps going in and out of the US blockade perimeter…
@anasalhajjiThe tweet below is form 6 days ago. Here is an update: The US navy let the tanker go. Map from @Kpler
@tankertrackersThis 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 Nav
@iranintl_enA US-sanctioned LPG tanker loaded fuel at Iran’s Kharg Island on Saturday after slipping through the US naval blockade undetected, Tanker Trackers said on Monday. The tracking firm said the vessel had last appeared on AIS nearly two weeks
@staunovoSome 23 tankers have been spotted around Iran’s principal oil-export hub, the largest cluster to have gathered at the island since the US Navy began a blockade on the country’s ports a month ago, interdicting and seizing ships. The carrier
@zerohedge*IRAN SAYS IRANIAN VESSEL PASSES THROUGH US BLOCKADE: FARS
@financialjuiceIran: An Iranian vessel passes through the US blockade - Fars.
@deitaone🚨 IRAN SAYS IRANIAN VESSEL PASSES THROUGH US BLOCKADE: FARS
@osint613Fars claims that an Iranian vessel has successfully transited through the U.S. naval blockade. We will see.
@firstsquawkIRAN: AN IRANIAN VESSEL PASSES THROUGH THE US BLOCKADE - FARS.
@osint613FARS: Another Iranian Ship Breaks the U.S. Blockade Line An Iranian tanker under U.S. sanctions, which was off the coast of India two weeks ago, has now docked at Kharg Island. This LPG-carrying tanker passed through the U.S. blockade lin
@bricsinfoJUST IN: 🇮🇷 Iran says an Iranian vessel passed through the US blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
@faytuksnetworkAccording to Iranian state media fars, an LPG tanker under U.S. sanctions traveled from off the coast of India and successfully docked at Iran’s Kharg Island after reportedly passing through the U.S. blockade
@endgameww3RT @FaytuksNetwork: According to Iranian state media fars, an LPG tanker under U.S. sanctions traveled from off the coast of India and succ…
@oilheadlinenewsFars: An Iranian tanker under U.S. sanctions, which was off the coast of India two weeks ago, has now docked at Kharg Island. This LPG-carrying tanker passed through the U.S. blockade line without being detected and entered Iranian waters.
@staunovo#Iran says Iranian LPG tanker passed through US blockade and has now docked at Kharg Island - Fars #oott
@clashreportNEW: A sanctioned Iranian tanker reportedly evaded U.S. monitoring and docked at Kharg Island after being near India two weeks ago. Source: Fars