Seoul Condemns Strike on Vessel in Hormuz as Probe Continues

South Korea strongly condemned what it described as an attack on a civilian cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz after a government investigation found the ship was struck by unidentified objects, though it stopped short of assigning blame.

“Attacks on civilian vessels such as HMM Namu cannot be justified or tolerated,” presidential security adviser Wi Sung-lac told reporters Monday. “We’ll seek through further investigation to identify the party responsible for the attack, the exact type of projectile and its physical size.”