South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected Of At-Sea Oil Transfer To Benefit North Korea
One suspected transfer was seen in U.S. reconnaissance photos; South Korean media say ships have sold oil to North Korean vessels around 30 times since October.
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-flagged vessel under suspicions that it illegally transferred oil to North Korea, in violation of U.N. sanctions. The vessel, the Lighthouse Winmore, was seized one month after it allegedly ferried oil, South Korean media report.
Such ship-to-ship transfers are prohibited by a U.N. Security Council
