▲ This photo, released by South Korean shipper HMM Co. on May 6, 2026, shows the company's Panama-flagged bulk carrier, Namu. The shipper said that same day it had secured a tug to tow the vessel to a port in Dubai after an explosion and fire damaged the ship on May 4, when it was operating inside the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

S Korean ship-Hormuz

S. Korean ship damaged by fire in Strait of Hormuz arrives at Dubai port

DUBAI/ISTANBUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- A South Korean vessel recently damaged by fire in the Strait of Hormuz arrived at a port in Dubai on Friday (local time), officials said.

The HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged cargo ship operated by South Korean shipping firm HMM Co., was towed to the port for an investigation after an explosion and fire occurred aboard while it was stranded in the conflict-hit strait on Monday.

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