Panamanian vessel probed over suspected oil supplies to N. Korea

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Panamanian vessel probed over suspected oil supplies to N. Korea - Reuters

Panamanian vessel probed over suspected oil supplies to N. Korea - Reuters

SEOUL - 1 January 2018: South Korea has seized and inspected a Panama-flagged ship suspected of selling oil to North Korea at sea in violation of UN sanctions, maritime authorities said, according to Yonhap News Agency reported.

It is the second known vessel under probe by South Korea on suspicions of ship-to-ship supplies of petroleum products to North Korea, banned under the international sanctions over its nuclear and missile programs.

The authorities said most of the ship’s crew are Chinese and Myanmarese. They declined to provide details of the probe, and the foreign ministry also said it has yet to receive any formal notification from the related agencies on the inquiry.

The Seoul government announced Friday it is investigating a Hong Kong-flagged ship named the Lighthouse Winmore for allegedly transferring oil to a North Korean vessel in international waters on Oct. 19.

The ship, seized at Yeosu Port on Nov. 24, is suspected of transferring 600 tons of refined petroleum to a North Korean ship named Samjong No. 2.

UNSC Resolution 2375, adopted in September, bans member countries from ship-to-ship transfers of any goods for North Korea. Resolution 2397, adopted just a week earlier, allows a country to capture and look into a vessel suspected of engaging in prohibited activities with North Korea.

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