Ninth Korean tanker transits Red Sea as Seoul works to secure oil supply amid Hormuz disruption

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• ·A ninth Korean tanker has cleared the Red Sea and is heading home from Saudi Arabia as the government steps up monitoring to stabilize crude imports.
• ·Another Korean tanker made it through the Red Sea as an alternative route to the Strait of Hormuz, making it the ninth Korean tanker to break free from being stranded in the Middle East amid tensions stemming from the Iran War.
• ·The tanker loaded crude oil at the Saudi Arabian port of Yanbu and is currently sailing to Korea after transiting the Red Sea, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries on Sunday.
• ·The vessel is the ninth Korean tanker to transit the Red Sea since mid-April.
• ·The tankers have been arriving at Korean ports in succession and unloading their crude oil cargoes.