China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

BEIJING, China - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China. On April 24, a Shanghai court decided to release the carrier after the Japanese firm paid around 4 billion yen ($39 million) in connection with a wartime compensation dispute that had led to the seizure of the ship.

China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - The Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., is berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s.

China's seizure of Japanese ship

China's seizure of Japanese ship

ZHOUSHAN, China - Photo taken April 22, 2014, shows the Baosteel Emotion, an iron-ore carrier owned by Japanese shipping firm Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd., berthed at Majishan Port in Shengsi, Zhejiang Province, China, on April 22, 2014. On April 19, a Chinese court abruptly ordered the seizure of the carrier, saying that Mitsui O.S.K. had not paid compensation for the loss of two Chinese ships in the 1930s. The carrier was still flying the Japanese flag.