Gov't source says tanker hit in Hormuz not South Korean vessel

by Kim Hee-su Posted : September 2, 2026, 10:05Updated : September 2, 2026, 10:05
A Sinokor Merchant Marine container ship sails in an undated photo released by the company Courtesy of Sinokor Merchant Marine
A Sinokor Merchant Marine container ship sails in an undated photo released by the company. Courtesy of Sinokor Merchant Marine
SEOUL, September 02 (AJP) - A tanker reported by the Financial Times as being owned by South Korea’s Sinokor Merchant Marine and hit while transiting the Strait of Hormuz is not actually a South Korean vessel, according to a government source Wednesday.

The FT earlier reported, citing maritime security analysts, that the Senegal Prosperity, which it described as owned by Sinokor, was among two oil tankers attacked in the strategic waterway.

“Sinokor chartered the vessel from another shipping company and then sub-chartered it to another operator,” the South Korean government source told AJP.

“So, based on what we have found so far, it is not a South Korean vessel,” the source said, adding that the information has yet to be finalized.