{"id":387510,"date":"2017-12-31T12:55:10","date_gmt":"2017-12-31T12:55:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=387510"},"modified":"2017-12-31T12:58:06","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T12:58:06","slug":"north-korea-south-seizes-second-ship-oil-supply-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/12\/north-korea-south-seizes-second-ship-oil-supply-row\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korea: South seizes second ship in oil supply row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">South Korean authorities have seized a second ship suspected of supplying oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, officials say.<\/p>\n<p>The Panama-flagged tanker, which is named Koti, is being held at a port near the western city of Pyeongtaek.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The UN imposed sanctions on the North in response to its weapons programme.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>South Korea revealed on Friday that it was holding the Hong Kong-registered Lighthouse Winmore.<\/p>\n<p>That ship entered Yeosu port in South Korea on 11 October\u00a0to load up with refined oil and left for Taiwan four days later.<\/p>\n<p>But instead of going to Taiwan it transferred the oil to a North Korean ship and three other vessels in international waters on 19 October, South Korean officials were quoted as saying.<\/p>\n<p>The Lighthouse Winmore was seized when it returned to Yeosu in November and remains in South Korea.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"responsive-image__img js-image-replace\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/A72F\/production\/_99399724_84de74e1-a8c0-40e1-a6e9-1602191f3ed4.jpg\" alt=\"The Lighthouse Winmore, chartered by Taiwanese company Billions Bunker Group Corp., is seen at sea off South Korea&quot;s Yeosu port on December 29, 2017.\" width=\"976\" height=\"549\" data-highest-encountered-width=\"624\" \/><\/span><\/figure>\n<p>Last week, US President\u00a0Donald Trump blamed China for allowing illegal oil shipments to reach North Korea.<\/p>\n<p>In a tweet, Mr Trump said that China had been &#8220;caught red-handed&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He said there could never be &#8220;a friendly solution&#8221; to the North Korea crisis if oil was allowed to be exported to Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>Beijing, which earlier this month supported the US-drafted UN resolution that includes measures to slash the North&#8217;s petrol imports by up to 90%, denies the allegation.<\/p>\n<p>The resolution bans ship-to-ship transfers of any goods destined for Pyongyang.<\/p>\n<p>The tough new sanctions were a fresh attempt to curb North Korea&#8217;s controversial nuclear and ballistic missile tests.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korean authorities have seized a second ship suspected of supplying oil to North Korea in violation of international sanctions, officials say. 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