South Korea condemns in strongest terms attack on cargo ship, vows to respond

SEOUL, May 11 (Reuters) - South Korea's presidential Blue House on Monday condemned in the strongest terms an attack against a cargo ship operated by a Korean shipper this month in the Strait of Hormuz and said it plans to respond once the source of the attack is identified.

South Korean experts have conducted an initial forensics of the damage to the port stern, a senior Blue House official told reporters. The attack had led to a fire in the vessel's engine room.