India, June 16 -- Indian LNG carrier Disha has safely transited through the Strait of Hormuz - the first Indian flagged LNG carrying vessel to exit the war zone in more than three months.

Disha, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, is carrying 62,370 metric tonnes of LNG cargo, a Shipping Ministry official said on Monday.

"As we speak now, LNG carrier Disha, managed by a Shipping Corporation of India-led consortium, has safely transited the Strait of Hormuz, and she is carrying 62,370 metric tons of LNG cargo. The vessel is supposed to enter Dahej on coming to India, likely on the 18th," Opesh Kumar Sharma, Director, Ministry of Ports, Shipping & Waterways, said, briefing the media on the recent developments in Wes...