Another Korea-operated vessel transits through Strait of Hormuz

A Korea-operated LNG carrier passed through the Strait of Hormuz, reducing the number of stranded Korean vessels and crew in the waterway.

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The oil tanker Universal Winner, the first Korean vessel to exit the Strait of Hormuz since the beginning of the Iran War, approaches a port in Ulsan on June 10.

Another vessel operated by a Korean shipper has successfully passed through the crisis-stricken Strait of Hormuz, marking the second case of its kind, Seoul's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Thursday.

The vessel is a liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier operated by a Korean shipping company under a charter agreement with a foreign party, with eight Korean crew members on board, according to the Oceans Ministry. Details of the ship, the company and the foreign charterer were undisclosed.

The Oceans Ministry said the decision was made through consultations between the Korean shipper and the foreign charterer.

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The vessel is headed to a different destination than Korea, it added.

With the latest case, the number of Korean vessels stranded in the Strait of Hormuz went down to 24 from 25, with the number of Korean sailors down to 139 from 147.

Last month, Universal Winner, a Korean oil tanker operated by Korean shipping company HMM, successfully exited the strait, marking the first case of its kind.

The ship arrived in Ulsan on Wednesday, carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil.


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