By CNN s Jake Kwon and Reuters
Updated 3:19 AM ET, Fri April 9, 2021
In this January 4, 2021 file photo released by Tasnim News Agency, a seized South Korean-flagged tanker is escorted by Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats on the Persian Gulf.
Seoul (CNN)A South Korean tanker seized by Iranian authorities in January has been released.
In a press release Friday, South Korea s Foreign Ministry said the Hankuk Chemi and its captain were freed early Friday Iranian time. The captain and crew s health was sound as was the cargo, the ministry said.
Iran seized the tanker at sea in January, accusing it of polluting the waters with chemicals and holding the vessel in the port of Bandar Abbas.
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