"Please Don't Shoot" Radio Calls Pleading With Iran Revealed... Korean Oil Tanker Breaks Through the Strait of Hormuz, Set to Arrive on the 8th

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\r\n[The Financial News] As the ceasefire period between the United States and Iran nears its end, desperate radio calls from ships trapped in the strait have been made public.
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According to TV Chosun on the 22nd, the French cargo ship Everglade recently sent a radio message pleading, "Please stop," after being fired on by fast boats from the IRGC.
Through the radio, Everglade urgently appealed, "Iranian Navy, Iranian Navy, this is Everglade. Please stop the fast boats from firing at us."
The cargo ship repeated its plea, asking three times, "Please stop shooting," but it was ultimately unable to avoid the gunfire and failed to make it out of the Strait of Hormuz.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO) said the cargo ship was damaged by gunfire, but fortunately no fire broke out and the crew remained safe.
The IRGC also opened fire on the Indian tanker Sanmar Herald near the Strait of Hormuz. Both the vessel and its crew were confirmed to have suffered no damage.
Amid the military tensions, a tanker carrying 1 million barrels of crude oil has dramatically escaped Hormuz and is heading to South Korea.
The Malta-flagged tanker Odessa, chartered by HD Hyundai Oilbank, loaded about 1 million barrels of crude oil in the UAE and recently passed through the Strait of Hormuz. That amounts to about 40% of South Korea's daily crude oil consumption.
Odessa reportedly turned off its automatic identification system (AIS) tracker while in transit and was spotted again near the Port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates on the 17th.
Odessa is scheduled to arrive at Daesan Port in South Chungcheong Province on the 8th of next month. If it enters port without disruption, it would mark the first crude oil shipment in about a month and a half since 2 million barrels arrived on the 20th of last month.
Meanwhile, a Singapore-flagged vessel reportedly carrying about 60,000 tons of naphtha is also making its way to the Port of Ulsan after breaking through the Strait of Hormuz.
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moon@fnnews.com Moon Young-jin Reporter