Two More South Korean Ships That Were Stuck in the Strait of Hormuz Have Passed Through, Leaving Three Remaining

[Financial News] Two additional South Korean ships that had been stranded in the Strait of Hormuz due to the Middle East War have left the waterway.
The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said on the 27th that two vessels operated by a South Korean shipping company, which had been waiting inside the Strait of Hormuz, passed through the strait and are now sailing normally.
A total of four Korean crew members are aboard the vessels, and all are heading to third countries.
Three South Korean ships remain inside the Strait of Hormuz. In total, 43 Korean crew members are in the strait, including 13 aboard South Korean ships and 30 on foreign-flagged vessels.
The ministry said it provided diplomatic support for the passage of South Korean vessels through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with real-time monitoring and navigation information to ensure safe operations while the ships were transiting.
Except for one vessel currently under repair, the remaining ships plan to pass through according to consultations with relevant countries and their own sailing schedules, including cargo loading.
Meanwhile, after Iran blocked the Strait of Hormuz in late February amid the Middle East War, a total of 26 South Korean ships were left stranded there. During the war, two vessels were able to leave with Iran's cooperation, and the 24 that remained when the United States and Iran reached a ceasefire agreement are now leaving the strait one by one under the two countries' agreement to reopen it.
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