India, April 8 -- The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Wednesday identified 18 vessels trapped in war-torn Persian Gulf for speedy evacuation. According to the report submitted by directorate of shipping in Mumbai, five of these 18 vessels are Indian-flagged. These 18 vessels include four LPG carriers, three LNG carriers and 11 crude oil tankers.

As per the report the ministry of ports, shipping & waterways (MoPSW), directorate of naval operations (DNO), the ministry of petroleum and natural gas (MoPNG), Information Fusion Centre - Indian Ocean Region (IFC-IOR) are working in tandem to evacuate these vessels from the region. They will be escorted by the Indian navy.

At present 15 Indian vessels are still in the Persian Gulf regi...