New Delhi, May 3 -- A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker bound for India has sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz and is now headed towards the country, an official statement said on Sunday.

The Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier MT Sarv Shakti, carrying 46,313 tonnes of LPG and a crew of 20 (including 18 Indians), passed through the key shipping chokepoint on May 2 and is expected to arrive in Visakhapatnam on May 13, PTI reported, citing the statement.

The cargo, which is enough to meet half a day of the country's requirement, will partly ease supply constraints that have persisted since the start of the West Asia conflict over two months ago.

As of Sunday evening, the tanker was in the Gulf of Oman, according to ship-tracking data...