It looks like the Russian cargo ship suspected of sanctions violations was able to drop off its cargo somewhere before being investigated or this was all one big misunderstanding:
This graphic image shows the Sevastopol, a Russian ship banned from leaving a South Korean port under a U.N. sanctions resolution. (Yonhap)
South Korea on Tuesday lifted a ban on the departure of a blacklisted Russian ship that it seized last week in the southern port city of Busan, following an investigation, Seoul’s foreign ministry said.
The Sevastopol was barred from leaving the country on Sept. 28 under a U.N. sanctions resolution after entering the country’s biggest port for repairs on Aug. 13, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
“We have lifted the ban on the vessel as in our probe we didn’t found any violations committed by the ship. The cargo ship is now allowed to leave (South Korea) any time,” ministry spokesman Noh Kyu-duk said over the phone.
The ministry said that “putting on hold” the ship’s departure is different from its detainment, which is a measure taken in cases where a vessel is confirmed to have engaged in illicit activities, such as any violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions. [Yonhap]
Or there’s another explanation. South Korea simply let the Russian ship go even when they broke the sanctions with an excuse that this was all a misunderstanding.
2ID Doc
6 years ago
Moon Pie made a call to the Harbormaster, after getting a call from Kim Fatty the Third. “These are not the droids (illicit ships) you’re looking for…”
J6Junkie
6 years ago
Commie Moon was told by Dear Fatty that it was all mistake identity.
Or there’s another explanation. South Korea simply let the Russian ship go even when they broke the sanctions with an excuse that this was all a misunderstanding.
Moon Pie made a call to the Harbormaster, after getting a call from Kim Fatty the Third. “These are not the droids (illicit ships) you’re looking for…”
Commie Moon was told by Dear Fatty that it was all mistake identity.