PMO News Portal - Esmaeil Makizadeh, Deputy of Maritme
affairs in Ports and Maritime office of Hormozgan Province stated: At 10 a.m.
today, Monday, January 4, a South Korean-flagged oil tanker, called HANKUK
CHEMI departing from port of Al-Jubail in Saudi Arabia, heading to Fujairah in
the UAE was seized due to marine pollution in Iranian waters.
Makizadeh added: the said vessel continued moving toward destination
despite warnings from Iranian authorities. This vessel was seized and directed
to Bandar Abbas port for legal procedures and investigations.
In this regard, Polmeh, Secretary General of Shipping
Association of Iran stated: The reason for the seizure of this vessel was
environmental pollution and repeated violations of environmental laws.