The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on the 11th that one vessel operated by a Korean shipping company that had been waiting inside the Strait of Hormuz exited the strait. Following the departure of the HMM-affiliated tanker Universal Winner from the Strait of Hormuz on the 20th of last month, this is the second escape.
The vessel is an LNG carrier with eight Korean crew members on board, according to reports. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) did not disclose the ship's name or the shipping company. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said, "We cannot disclose specific information related to the vessel, such as the company, the ship's name, or the charterer, in consideration of the positions of the crew and the company."
Talks on the vessel's transit were reportedly led by the foreign charterer. The vessel is currently heading for a port in another country. An official at the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said, "We are conducting real-time monitoring to ensure the vessel can transit safely."
With this vessel's departure, the number of Korean ships currently waiting inside the Strait of Hormuz decreased from 25 to 24. The number of Korean crew members also fell from 147 to 139.