India, June 27 -- Three more vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, even as India continues to closely monitor maritime traffic in the West Asia region, with 16 vessels of Indian interest still stranded in the Persian Gulf and identified for possible evacuation, according to official shipping data released late on Friday night.

The data also says that following the signing of the Iran-USA MoU on June 17, 24 transits have taken place to date. Track June 27 updates in Iran war

An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, Desh Surakasha, laden with 1,05,657 metric tonnes of crude oil and bound for Fujairah in the UAE, transited the Strait of Hormuz via the Oman route on Friday.

A Singapore-flagged oil/chemical tanker, Prabhu Parvati, al...