– A report was filed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that a ship with four Korean captains and sailors and 33 foreign sailors on board had temporarily lost contact with the shipping company in Guinea waters. The personalities of 37 sailors were confirmed to be safe.
On the 9th, an official from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “On the 8th, a report was received from the Korean Embassy in Senegal and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that a vessel of Korean nationality was temporarily disconnected from contact with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. I said.
The battle between the shipping company and the ship investor is continuing over the cause of the temporary loss of contact with the shipping company. An official from the ship investor said, “Some of the ship’s employees are trying to change the ship’s name at will and take the ship.” Insisted.
On the other hand, the shipbuilder’s side argues that “the Korean captain and sailors left the route without permission, ignoring the order to enter the port in order to receive overdue wages.” The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is trying to determine the cause of the ship’s temporary loss of contact.
Busan = Reporters Eunji Lee and Sunyoon Hwang [email protected]
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