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“South Korea says it is investigating an incident on May 4 when two unidentified objects struck a Korean-operated cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.”
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Multiple independent sources (The Korea Times and other web search results) confirm that the South Korean government is investigating an incident where two unidentified objects struck the Korean-operated vessel HMM Namu in the Strait of Hormuz.
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— Seoul was investigating the incident, and the vessel was towed to a port in Dubai after the blaze on Monday, while an on-site inspection was conducted on Friday. It was not certain what the objects we…
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/sou…
https://asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/iran-tensions/iran-war/sou…
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— The Korean government said Sunday that a joint investigation team has concluded that two unidentified airborne objects struck the stern of the Korean-operated bulk carrier HMM Namu near the Strait of …
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260510/govt-sa…
https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/foreignaffairs/20260510/govt-sa…
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— The government announced on the 4th that an unidentified flying object struck the stern of the HMM Namu twice at one-minute intervals, regarding the explosion and fire on the HMM-affiliated cargo ship…
https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/05/11/F4P7TS…
https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/05/11/F4P7TS…
“The strike caused a fire and damaged the vessel’s stern.”
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Multiple sources, including Reuters and other web search results, confirm that the strike resulted in an explosion and fire, specifically noting that the objects struck the stern of the vessel.
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— A Korean investigation team concluded that an "external strike" caused the explosion aboard a Korean-operated vessel near the Strait of Hormuz last week, the Foreign Ministry said Sunday, though the p…
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-05-10/nationa…
https://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/2026-05-10/nationa…
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— Seoul said a South Korean-operated ship had an explosion and caught fire on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, in an incident which U.S. President Donald Trump said was caused by an Iranian attack.
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-check…
https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-check…
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— SEOUL, May 4 (Reuters) - Seoul said a South Korean-operated ship had an explosion and caught fire on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, in an incident which U.S. President Donald Trump said ...
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-04/south-…
https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2026-05-04/south-…
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