Yonhap News reported on Monday that South Korea was verifying information indicating a vessel flying the flag of South Korea had been attacked in Strait of Hormuz.

A spokesperson from South 'Korean shipper HMM said that a fire broke out in the engine room of one its bulk carriers, in the Strait of 'Hormuz. The cause of the fire is still being investigated.

He stated that there had been no reports of injuries or casualties.

After Iran claimed that it had prevented a 'U.S. warship from entering the Gulf, the U.S. Military said that two U.S. Navy 'guided-missile destroyers entered the Gulf to break an Iranian blockade and two U.S.??ships had transited???the Strait of Hormuz. Warships?entering Gulf. Reporting by Hyunjoo Ji; Editing by Andrew Cawthorne and Aiden Lewis

(source: Reuters)