The owner of the ship "Omsk-122" has refuted the information on the release of the vessel.

North Korean authorities continue to detain the Russian ship "Omsk-122," said RIA Novosti on Thursday morning, director of Amur Shipping Company, which owns the vessel. Earlier, Russian media, also referred to representatives of the "Amur Shipping Company, reported that North Korea was liberated" Omsk-122 and the motor took a course at Vladivostok.

Director "Amursky Shipping" Anatoly Galuzinsky clarified that the release of the vessel will be decided only after the board will visit the Russian consul. "Only after settling all the formalities will be self released, the arrival of the consul is expected on Thursday," - said Galuzinsky.

The head of the company, the owner also told that "Omsk-122 was delayed during the storm at a distance of six miles from Cape Musudan. Zone, which was detained by the Russian ship, the DPRK considers its territorial waters, which is contrary to international conventions on shipping. However, the DPRK, like said, this convention has not signed. Earlier, representatives of the "Amur Shipping Company" reported that the captain of the ship every four hours of contact with the DPRK and the Coast Guard reported its coordinates, course and speed.

The detainee, a Russian ship carrying cargo of heavy equipment from the South Korean port of Pusan to Vladivostok, the convoy was taken to the North Korean port Kichhek.

In 2008, North Korea twice detained Russian vessels coming into its territorial waters. Cargo ship "Lida Demesh in February violated the sea border of North Korea to escape the storm. Ship-dredger "Stepan Demeshev" in November, without warning entered the territorial waters of North Korea to repair a damaged main engine. Both the ship after the proceedings, take a few days, were released.