SEOUL, May 4 (Xinhua) -- The South Korean foreign ministry said Monday that it is checking whether a South Korean vessel trapped in the Strait of Hormuz had been attacked, Yonhap News Agency reported.
A foreign ministry official said the consular affairs bureau is verifying whether the South Korean vessel has been hit, adding that no South Korean nationals were preliminarily confirmed to have been injured.
The ministry is checking the exact damage to the vessel and who was behind the alleged attack, Yonhap said. ■