Damage is visible on the hull of the HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by South Korea, Thursday. Yonhap
Korea sent a technical analysis team to Dubai earlier this week to investigate a recent strike on a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz, the defense ministry said Thursday.
The team will "conduct a scientific investigation to determine the case of the incident involving the HMM Namu vessel," the ministry said. The team was dispatched Wednesday.
Seoul has been investigating the May 4 explosion and fire on the ship that it has determined to have been caused by a strike by two unidentified flying objects. The suspected attack destroyed the engine room and left a seven-meter-deep puncture on the ship's stern.
Korea has strongly condemned the attack and vowed a thorough investigation to identify the party behind it, while remaining cautious about making any prejudgments about who is responsible.
Source: Korea Times News
