North Korea Sanctions: South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil to the North
North Korea Sanctions: South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil to the North
Jessica Kwong
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Newsweek•December 31, 2017
North Korea Sanctions: South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil to the North
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South Korean officials have seized a second ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea, which recently was hit with another round of economically crippling sanctions.
The Panama-flagged ship called KOTI was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port on the west coast, a South Korean customs official told Reuters on Sunday. KOTI arrived at the port around December 19, according to the tracking service provider VesselFinder Ltd.
KOTI can hold 5,100 tonnes of oil and most of the crew members reportedly were from China and Myanmar.
North Korea Sanctions: South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil to the North
Jessica Kwong
,
Newsweek•December 31, 2017
North Korea Sanctions: South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of Providing Oil to the North
More
South Korean officials have seized a second ship suspected of transferring oil to North Korea, which recently was hit with another round of economically crippling sanctions.
The Panama-flagged ship called KOTI was seized at Pyeongtaek-Dangjin port on the west coast, a South Korean customs official told Reuters on Sunday. KOTI arrived at the port around December 19, according to the tracking service provider VesselFinder Ltd.
KOTI can hold 5,100 tonnes of oil and most of the crew members reportedly were from China and Myanmar.
