South Korea Considers Evacuation for Citizens Stranded in Middle East
South Korea is considering sending chartered or military planes to evacuate its citizens stranded in the Middle East due to the escalating conflict between the United States and Iran, with over 180 seafarers currently stuck in the Strait of Hormuz.
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186 S. Korean seafarers aboard ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz: oceans ministry
More than 180 South Korean seafarers remain aboard over two dozen ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, the oceans ministry said Wednesday, as safety concerns mount after the vital shipping route was effectively closed by the Middle East conflict. A total of 144 South Korean crew members are aboard 26 Korean vessels in the key waterway where roughly 20 percent of global oil and gas pass through, the ministry said in a release after holding a meeting to check the situation in the region. An add
By The Korea Herald
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