A Korean ship’Korea Chemie’ was captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards at 10:30 am (local time) on the 4th. The small ship on the right is a ship with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. Reporter Hwang Sun-yoon
On the afternoon of the 4th (local time), the Iranian Revolutionary Guard unveiled a video of the scene of capturing the Korean national ship’Korea Chemie’ in the Strait of Hormuz in the Gulf Sea. In this video, taken from the air, including a helicopter, a small high-speed boat belonging to the Revolutionary Guard was caught up around the Korean Chemie ship and moved to the port with it.
The ship was found to have been captured on the way from Saudi Arabia to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) carrying chemicals such as metal-on. There were 20 Korean sailors, 11 Myanmarians, 2 Indonesians, and 2 Vietnamese.
In a statement released after the capture, the Revolutionary Guards explained the reason, “because the vessel repeatedly violated marine environmental regulations.” Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs also said, “This matter is completely technical, and the vessel was taken under a court order to investigate marine pollution.” However, the shipping company is refuting that it cannot understand Iran’s position, saying, “There is no reason to pollute the environment.”
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “The Embassy of Iran is in the process of checking the detailed situation related to vessel detention and confirming the safety of the crew, and requesting the early cancellation of the detention of the vessel.” We have taken safety measures against it,” he said. In this regard, the US State Department also issued a statement and demanded that Iran immediately lift the detention.
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