South Korea expands its naval mission in the Gulf of Aden to waters near the Strait of Hormuz Yonhap: Seoul plans to send a maritime patrol plane, an explosive ordnance disposal team and demining equipment to the waters south of Oman. The implementation of this plan requires the approval of the South Korean parliament. South Korean officials: This mission is non-combat and independent and does not include entering the Strait of Hormuz or monitoring Iran's territorial waters and land.