Four more Korean-operated ships exit Strait of Hormuz with cease-fire agreement

Four more Korean-operated vessels have exited the Strait of Hormuz following last week's cease-fire agreement between the United States and Iran, bringing the total number of vessels that have left the region to six, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries said Wednesday.

The ministry said the ships safely passed through the strategic waterway and are sailing normally.

A total of 26 Korean sailors were aboard the vessels, with one vessel homebound, the ministry said.

With the latest departure, the number of Korean-linked ships remaining inside the strait has fallen to 18.

Earlier this week, HMM's 16,000-twenty-foot equivalent unit container ship, Daon, and the Universal Glory very large crude carrier also exited the area.

The ministry said 108 Korean sailors remain in the Persian Gulf, including 75 aboard Korean-operated vessels and 33 serving on foreign-flagged ships.

Under the cease-fire agreement reached with Washington, Tehran has agreed to allow vessels to transit the Strait of Hormuz without any fees for 60 days following the signing of the interim pact.

Yonhap