{"id":261122,"date":"2026-05-21T01:18:35","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:18:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/21\/will-hmms-universal-winner-be-the-first-korean-tanker-to-cross-the-hormuz-strait\/"},"modified":"2026-05-21T01:18:36","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T16:18:36","slug":"will-hmms-universal-winner-be-the-first-korean-tanker-to-cross-the-hormuz-strait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/military\/2026\/05\/21\/will-hmms-universal-winner-be-the-first-korean-tanker-to-cross-the-hormuz-strait\/","title":{"rendered":"Will HMM&#8217;s Universal Winner Be the First Korean Tanker to Cross the Hormuz Strait?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<figure class=\"photo-layout\" image photo_710851 float-center data-idxno=\"710851\" data-type=\"photo\" style=\"display:inline-block;\" max-width:1280px;>\n  <img alt=\"src=https:\/\/www.daejonilbo.com\/news\/photo\/202605\/2276475_710851_5226.jpg\" width=\"1280\/\"><figcaption>\n   Strait of Hormuz. Yonhap News<br \/>\n  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>  A large South Korean-flagged tanker is attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to reports.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg reported May 20 that the vessel is HMM\u2019s Universal Winner, bound for Ulsan.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg said the Universal Winner loaded Kuwaiti crude and this morning began broadcasting signals indicating it had entered Iran-approved transit lanes south of Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier the same day, two large Chinese tankers also attempted to transit the waterway.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg added that a successful transit by the Universal Winner would mark the first time a South Korean tanker has passed through the Strait. 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