A resolute response to maritime attack

On Sunday, the government announced that HMM Namu, a Panama-flagged bulk carrier operated by Korean shipping company HMM, was struck by two unidentified objects while anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates. The announcement came days after Seoul dispatched a seven-member fact-finding team to investigate the damaged vessel in Dubai, where it had been towed. The delegation included three experts from the Korea Maritime Safety Tribunal and four officials from the National Fire Agency. During a briefing on the government’s findings, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the ship’s stern was hit twice at one-minute intervals. The first strike triggered a fire in the engine room, and the second caused the blaze to spread further, according to the ministry. The ministry stopped short of identifying the country responsible for the attack. It said the unidentified objects were captured in surveillance footage, but investigators were unable to determine the exact type, size or origin of the weapons used. Nevertheless, circumstantial evidence has fueled speculation that Iran may haveWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times