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Korean tanker heads to Iran port after being captured by a revolutionary garrisonIran’s Foreign Ministry announced it was a “technical problem” when Iran’s Revolutionary Guards captured the Korean national chemical carrier, ‘Korea Chemie’.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Said Hativjade said on the 4th (local time) regarding the capture of the Korean Kemi, “According to an initial report from local authorities, the matter is completely technical and the ship is subject to to a court order to investigate marine pollution. Action was taken, “he said.
“Iran, like any other country, is sensitive to such violations, especially pollution of the marine environment,” said Hativjade, a spokesman. “This issue will be addressed within the framework of the law.”
“There are no exceptions like the previous similar cases that took place in Iran and other seas,” he said. “Additional details will be mentioned later.”
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard detained the Korean Chemie at 10 am the same day, saying: “It has repeatedly violated marine environmental regulations.”
The Revolutionary Guard said: “This measure is at the request of the Hormozgán State Prosecutor’s Office and the Maritime Port Authority. This case will be handled by the judicial authorities.”
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, the Napo point is a maritime area near Oman in the Strait of Hormuz, and DM Shipping, a shipbuilder from Korea Chemie, insisted that the Napo area is open sea.
On board were 20 sailors from Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar, including five Koreans.
Tasnim News, Ban Kwan-young from Iran, quoted the deputy director of the Hormozgan Maritime Organization as saying: “The Korean Chemie caused massive marine pollution in the waters 11 miles (17.6 km) from Big Tunbe Island.”
He also added that even though the Revolutionary Guard warned before the capture, they continued sailing.
However, DM Shipping responded that it did not cause marine pollution.
A DM Shipping official said: “There is no reason to pollute the sea. There are many ships around, and if there was marine pollution, a report would have already been received.”
He added: “The reason marine pollution is not possible is that it is being inspected once a year, and if there is no external impact (possibility of contamination), it is rare.” He added: “We did a thorough inspection three months ago and the discarded water also filters out microbes.”
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