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 additional 42 South Koreans remain on board foreign ships. READ: Middle East crisis: Lee […]... Keep on reading: 186 S. Korean seafarers aboard ships stranded in Strait of Hormuz