South Korea thanks Sanaa for releasing ships, sailors

SANAA, Nov. 21 (YPA) – South Korean Ambassador to Yemen Pak Woongchul on Wednesday expressed his country’s thanks to the Supreme Political Council for releasing South Korean ships along with their crews after apologizing.

This came in a letter received by Member of the Supreme Political Council Mohammed Ali al-Houthi Wednesday from South Korean Ambassador.

In his letter, the South Korean Ambassador expressed his country’s thanks and gratitude to the Political Council for understanding the mistake of the ships and releasing them ships and their crews consisting of 16 sailors, including two South Koreans.

The ambassador hailed the cooperation and humanitarian dealings with Korean nationals.

Earlier in the day, the Interior Ministry in the National Salvation Government announced the release of the three ships and 16 sailors, after they were detained by the Yemeni navy and coast guard,3 miles from Aqaban Island in the Red Sea last Monday for entering Yemen’s territorial waters without prior permission due to windstorms.

YPA