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epa01760272 Indian sailor Chief Officer Shyam Chetan (R) arrives with his family at the Mumbai Interantional airport in Mumbai, India, 13 June 2009. Jaspreet Chawla, captain of a Hong Kong-registered oil tanker the Hebei Spirit, and his Chief Officer Shyam Chetan have not been allowed to leave South Korea since December 7, 2007, when a crane barge rammed into their stationary ship in stormy weather, causing a spillage of 10,000 tonnes of oil on the country's west coast. Despite repeated protestations by New Delhi and several global shipping and transport bodies, five persons, including the two officers have been incarcerated in South Korea since then. The two men were cleared of all charges by the first court hearing the case, but were then held guilty by the high court of the country after an appeal by a prosecutor. However, the South Korean Supreme Court overturned the high court ruling this year and set the men free on bail EPA/STR

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