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South Korea Seizes Ship Suspected of Sending Oil to North Korea

In satellite images provided by the U.S. Treasury Department, photos showing what the Treasury Department says is the transfer of refined petroleum between an unidentified ship and the North Korean ship Rye Song Gang 1 in October 2017. South Korea has seized a similar ship, a Hong Kong-flagged oil tanker, accused of transferring tons of refined oil to a North Korean ship also in October in violation of United Nations sanctions, South Korean officials said on Dec. 29, 2017. (U.S. Department of Treasury via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. --