# Two more South Korean vessels clear the Strait of Hormuz; three remain, including the missile-damaged HMM Namu
> With Saturday's clearances, 23 of the 26 South Korean-linked ships stranded since February have exited the strait; HMM Namu is undergoing hull repairs in Dubai after taking an Iranian missile hit; 43 Korean seafarers remain in the zone

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-27 · heads: 무엇이 무너졌는가, 누구의 돈인가 · 3 takes · 3 lenses · 2 regions

## Summary

Two more South Korean-linked vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, leaving three of the 26 ships stranded since February still inside the zone. The HMM Namu, which took an Iranian missile hit during the active conflict phase, remains under hull repair in Dubai and is not expected to move in the near term. The Korean Ministry of Oceans confirmed that 43 Korean nationals, including crew aboard foreign-flagged vessels, remain in the area. President Lee said on June 26 he expected three more clearances over the weekend.

## Why it matters

The Korean vessel clearances are proceeding on the same day the [Islamabad MoU](/ko/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou) is under its most severe stress since signing, with [Tehran condemning US strikes](/ko/n/iran-mou-violation-jun27) and the IRGC rejecting any Hormuz deconfliction channel. The fact that South Korean commercial vessels are still clearing the strait on June 27 despite fresh IRGC strikes on Gulf bases underscores the fragility of the status quo: commercial passage is resuming in one lane while the diplomatic framework enabling it is deteriorating in real time.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### South Korean English-language daily; tracks each vessel's exit with Ministry of Oceans confirmation
- **The Korea Herald** (South Korea, en) — Confirmed the transit of two additional Korean-linked vessels on June 27, bringing the total cleared to 23 of 26 stranded since February. Named HMM Namu as the principal vessel still undergoing repairs at Dubai after Iranian missile damage. Noted 43 Korean seafarers remain in the strait zone across Korean-flagged and foreign-flagged ships.
  > "2 more Korean vessels clear Strait of Hormuz; three remain, including the HMM Namu undergoing repairs in Dubai."
  Source: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10790111

### South Korean English-language daily; covered President Lee's June 26 expectation that three more would clear over the weekend
- **The Korea Times** (South Korea, en) — Reported the same June 27 clearances, contextualising them against President Lee's statement the prior day that three vessels were expected to exit over the weekend. The two that cleared Saturday leave one vessel still expected to transit, but the HMM Namu and a second damaged ship remain in port pending repairs.
  > "South Korea reports two more vessels clear Strait of Hormuz as weekend exits continue."
  Source: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260627/2-more-korean-vessels-clear-strait-of-hormuz

### unlabelled
- **BERNAMA** (Malaysia, en) — 
  Source: https://www.bernama.com/en/world/news.php?id=2573702

## Across the graph
- Related: [[hormuz-mines-imo-estimate-jun26]], [[hormuz-vlcc-kiku-strike-jun27]], [[hormuz-cape-diversion-freight]], [[iran-us-ceasefire-mou]], [[iran-mou-violation-jun27]]
- Entities: South Korea, Place:strait of Hormuz, Iran

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