Debt Dispute Leads to South Korean Seizure of Cruise Ship

(Beijing) – A debt dispute between a cruise ship operator and a leasing company has led to the detention of a cruise liner with more than 2,300 people on board at a port on the South Korean island of Jeju.

The Henna, a cruise ship operated by HNA Tourism, a subsidiary of Hainan Airlines Group (HNA), was ordered by a court in Jeju not to leave port on September 13.