Debris from Namuho Attack to Undergo Detailed Analysis at ADD Daejeon Headquarters

A detailed investigation will be launched into the debris of the flying object that struck the "Namuho," a vessel owned by HMM (formerly Hyundai Merchant Marine), which was attacked in the Strait of Hormuz.

According to the government on the 18th, following consultations with the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government on the 15th, the debris of the object that hit the Namuho was handed over and arrived in Korea by air on the same day. To ensure security and safety, the debris was brought into the country as a diplomatic pouch and immediately transferred to the Daejeon Research Institute of the Agency for Defense Development (ADD). The investigation team, led by researchers from the ADD Aerospace Technology Research Institute and the Department 2 Missile Technology Research Institute, has begun the forensic examination.

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Previously, the government had towed the Namuho, which was unable to sail under its own power, to the port of Dubai, where an initial on-site investigation, including hull inspection, was conducted. Going forward, the Agency for Defense Development, in cooperation with related institutions, plans to carry out a detailed analysis of the recovered debris. In addition, efforts to determine the cause on site are being conducted in parallel.

Once the forensic data collected by the technical analysis team dispatched to the site and the results of the detailed analysis of the debris by the Agency for Defense Development are combined, the full details of the attack are expected to be clarified.

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