▲ Outcome of probe into explosion on HMM vessel in Hormuz This photo, released by the foreign ministry on May 10, 2026, shows the damaged hull of a South Korean-operated vessel, the Panama-flagged cargo vessel HMM Namu, operated by South Korean shipping firm HMM Co. South Korea has concluded that a strike by "unidentified airborne objects" caused the explosion and fire aboard the vessel in the Strait of Hormuz the previous week. (Yonhap)

S Korea-Hormuz ship blast

S. Korea sends technical analysis team to Dubai to probe strike on Hormuz ship

By Kim Seung-yeon

SEOUL, May 14 (Yonhap) -- South 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.

South 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.

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