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| North Korea: South seizes second ship in oil supply row |
| 2018-01-01 |
| [BBC] South Korean authorities have seized a second ship suspected of supplying oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, officials say. The Panama-flagged tanker, which is named Koti, is being held at a port near the western city of Pyeongtaek. South Korea has already impounded a Hong Kong-registered ship it suspects of secretly transferring 600 tonnes of refined oil to a North Korean vessel. The UN imposed sanctions on the North in response to its weapons programme. The latest vessel seized, which has a mostly Chinese and Burmese crew, is a 5,100-tonne oil carrier, South Korean news agency Yonhap reported. I believe we may be close to the point where we wake up one morning to discover the kak has hit the fan in Korea. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #2 No more hiding at sea. All ships are monitored these days. The Norks are going to have to find another way. |
| Posted by: Harcourt Angoluting9366 2018-01-01 14:35 |
| #1 Once is happenstance, twice is coincidence... |
| Posted by: Grunter 2018-01-01 13:19 |