Shipping monitors say 3 tankers transited Strait of Hormuz with transponders off

Published May 28, 2026 Updated May 28, 2026 10:50am

New shipping data from monitoring agencies LSEG and Kpler have revealed that three tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week, with the vessels headed for India and China, AlJazeera reports.

Two supertankers and one liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker exited the strait with their transponders turned off, the report states, citing the data.