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December 26, 2024

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South Korea releases sanctioned Russian ship after investigation

Seoul says it did not find any "violations committed by the ship"

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that South Korea detained the Billions 18. In fact, it detained the Lighthouse Windmore.

South Korea on Tuesday released a U.S. sanctioned Russian ship which it detained in Busan port over the weekend.

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