Five South Korean-operated ships have departed the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Reuters report cited by Israeli sources. The transit comes amid an ongoing Iranian blockade of the strategic waterway.
According to a Reuters report cited by Israeli channels, five South Korean-operated vessels have left the Strait of Hormuz. The report, which first appeared overnight Wednesday–Thursday, did not specify the exact timing of the departure or the ships' current destinations and status. The development follows weeks of elevated tensions and an Iranian closure of the strait. As The Zioneer previously reported, South Korea announced on June 24 that four ships had already departed the waterway, with 18 others still stuck. The new report indicates five vessels have now made the transit. The source is a single Reuters dispatch, and no independent verification has yet emerged.
2 developments
- DevelopingEight vessels transited Strait of Hormuz over weekend, maritime tracker reports
- DevelopingUN begins evacuation of ships from Strait of Hormuz
- StrongReport: Three Saudi oil tankers with 6 million barrels cross Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingCENTCOM: 55 commercial ships transit Strait of Hormuz, traffic increases
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