In a press release Friday, South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said the Hankuk Chemi and its captain were freed early Friday Iranian time. The captain and crew’s health was sound — as was the cargo, the ministry said.
Iran seized the tanker at sea in January, accusing it of polluting the waters with chemicals and holding the vessel in the port of Bandar Abbas.
Its release comes after South Korea promised to try to secure the release of Iranian funds frozen in South Korean banks under US sanctions, a South Korean official told Reuters.
The Iranian Foreign Ministry confirmed the ship’s release…
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