Second ADNOC LNG tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz amid Iran war, ship-tracking data shows

LONDON, May 6 (Reuters) - A second ​liquefied natural ⁠gas tanker managed by Abu ​Dhabi's National Oil Company (ADNOC) has crossed the Strait of Hormuz and ​appears ‌to be near Indonesia, ship-tracking data showed on Wednesday.

If confirmed, ⁠this will be the second LNG ⁠tanker to cross the strait ​since the U.S.-Iran war started on February 28. Reuters reported on April 27 that LNG tanker Mubaraz, also managed by ​ADNOC, ‌crossed Hormuz for the first time since the conflict started.

ADNOC did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.

The 136,357-cubic-meter tanker, Mraweh, which is chartered by ADNOC ​GAS, was shown loaded off Indonesia on Wednesday, suggesting that ‌it has been through the strait, after it went dark- without AIS signal-on April ‌19, according to data from Orbify, an LNG vessel tracking platform.

Ships around the Gulf have been using evasive tactics ​such as stopping transmitting their locations or transmitting false identification numbers to ‌avoid being targeted or detained, ship-tracking data showed.

"Mraweh, Al Hamra, Umm Al Ashtan and Marigold have all gone into anchorage ⁠off Fujairah ⁠and have shown similar AIS disconnection ‌patterns. Earlier this month, Mubaraz, which is also operated by ADNOC, transited ​the Strait ​of Hormuz on its way to Asia. ‌I’d expect these vessels to follow a similar route," said Kyle Hewitt, an executive at Orbify.