北에 불법 유류환적으로 한국 억류된 선박 '코티' 고철 폐기 결정<br /><br />South Korea's foreign ministry says... the UN Security Council's North Korea sanctions committee recently approved Seoul's request to destroy a ship being held in South Korea for illegal ship-to-ship transfers of oil products to the North.<br />The ship has been held in Pyeongtaek since December 2017... and Seoul asked for the UN's approval to scrap the vessel in mid-May.<br />This is the first time that a ship is being disposed of for violating UN sanctions.<br />The ministry says the case will send a clear message to the international community that such violations can result in such measures.<br />