{"id":452,"date":"2026-05-10T12:59:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:59:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=452"},"modified":"2026-05-10T12:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-10T12:59:03","slug":"south-korea-says-unidentified-aircraft-hit-cargo-vessel-in-hormuz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/?p=452","title":{"rendered":"South Korea says ‘unidentified aircraft’ hit cargo vessel in Hormuz"},"content":{"rendered":"

SEOUL: Unidentified aircraft have struck a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, the foreign ministry said Sunday, days after the fire-damaged HMM Namu arrived at port in Dubai.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Following the attack, US President Donald Trump has claimed<\/a> that Iran had \u201ctaken some shots\u201d at the Panama-flagged vessel and urged South Korea to join American operations aimed at restoring normal shipping through the strait.<\/p>\n

The waterway has been virtually closed since the United States and Israel launched a war against Iran in late February, with Tehran responding with attacks across the Middle East and imposing a chokehold on the strait, rattling global energy markets.<\/p>\n

On Monday, \u201ctwo unidentified aircraft struck the outer plate of the port-side ballast tank at the stern of the HMM Namu at roughly one-minute intervals, causing flames and smoke\u201d, Seoul\u2019s foreign ministry spokesman Park Il told a news briefing.<\/p>\n

He did not specify what kind of aircraft had been involved in the attack, saying they \u201cwere captured on CCTV footage, but there are limitations in identifying the exact type, launch origin and physical size of the objects\u201d.<\/p>\n

Further analysis will be conducted on \u201cengine debris and other fragments\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n

The damage to the cargo ship, which had 24 crew members on board, spanned about \u201cfive metres (16.5 feet) wide and extended roughly seven metres (23 feet) into the hull\u201d on the port-side stern, Park said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe engine room fire is believed to have been ignited by the first strike, with the second strike appearing to have caused the blaze to spread rapidly.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tehran has denied responsibility for the attack, with its embassy in Seoul posting a statement on its website saying that it \u201cfirmly rejects and categorically denies any allegations regarding the involvement\u201d of its forces.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s ambassador to South Korea was summoned to the foreign ministry to explain Tehran\u2019s position regarding the findings, Park said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

SEOUL: Unidentified aircraft have struck a South Korean cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz this week, the foreign ministry said Sunday, days after the fire-damaged HMM Namu arrived at port in Dubai. Following the attack, US President Donald Trump has claimed that Iran had \u201ctaken some shots\u201d at the Panama-flagged vessel and urged South […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":453,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/453"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypakistannews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}