[UPDATE] Strait Of Hormuz: South Korean flagged Chemical Tanker detained by Iranian forces

The South Korean flagged Chemical Tanker HANKUK CHEMI (IMO:9232369) is confirmed to have been detained by Iranian forces in the Straits of Hormuz while inbound to Fujairah. [UPDATE – Jan 5th – 12:00Z] Seoul’s reaction was immediate. The Iranian ambassador in the South Korean capital, Said Badamchi Shabestari, was summoned to request the immediate release of the ship Hankuk Chemi. At the meeting the Iranian ambassador held with the director of the Africa and Middle East department of the Korean foreign ministry, Ko Kyung-sook, no agreement was reached on the release of the vessel and its crew, although the Iranian ambassador…