The Iranian Tasnim news agency reported on the 4th (local time) that a Korean national oil tanker was captured by the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in the Gulf waters (Persian Gulf). The picture is a ship believed to have been captured. yunhap news
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on the 4th that “a Korean ship sailing in the waters near Oman in the Strait of Hormuz has been confirmed to be moving to Iranian waters at the request of the Iranian authorities for investigation.”
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs delivered the same news that night, saying, “It was confirmed that five Koreans out of 20 sailors were aboard the ship.” Also, “The Cheonghae unit (Choi Young-ham) is moving to the area of the accident.” “Sailing the nearby sea area We have taken safety measures for our ships in progress.” The ship is a member of a shipping company called DM Shipping (DM Shipping) in Busan, and departs from Jubail, a port city in the eastern part of Saudi Arabia, and in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is known that he was heading to.
The Ministry of National Defense also said on the day that “Immediately after receiving the situation related to the detention of Korean merchant ships by Iran, the Cheonghae unit was immediately dispatched to the waters near the Strait of Hormuz.” He said, “We plan to respond in close cooperation with related departments such as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, as well as multinational forces (Joint Navy, etc.).”
Prior to this, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reported, “The Iranian Revolutionary Guard confiscated a Korean ship in the Persian Gulf for violating the Marine Environment Act,” and “the ship contained 7,200 tons of petrochemicals.”
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