- Seizure of a cargo of phosphate rock destined for New Zealand from occupied Western Sahara. Press Release POLISARIO FRONT , 3.05.17
- Morocco phosphate ship held in South Africa port over Western Sahara claim, By Samia Errazzouki and Patrick Markey, Reuters, 03.05.17
- Plunder vessel detained in South Africa on way to New Zealand, WSRW, 03.05.17
- Ballance Agri-Nutrients admits to be buyer of seized cargo, WSRW, 04.05.17
- Video of the seized vessel
- South Africa court to hear Morocco phosphate ship dispute this month - lawyer
- NZ-bound $5m phosphate shipment held up in South Africa over political squabble, Gerard Hutching, NZ Farmer.Conz, 04.05.17
- South Africa detains cargo ship after Western Sahara request , AP, 04.05.17
- Disputed phosphate shipments to continue , By Patrick O'Sullivan,
- Cargo ship barred from leaving port , 07.05.17, Herald/Reuters
- Saisie conservatoire de phosphates marocains en Afrique du sud: les explications d'OCP, Media24 Maroc, 03.05.17
- Cargo affrété par l’OCP saisi en Afrique du Sud : les avis des deux parties, Le Desk, 03.05.17
- Un cargo de l’OCP transportant 50.000 tonnes de phosphates saisi en Afrique du Sud, Tel Quel Maroc, 03.05.17
- Un pilleur en route vers la Nouvelle-Zélande retenu en Afrique du Sud, WSRW, 03.05.17, New Zealand Herald
- M. Khaddad: "L'ONU ne fait rien pourarrêter le pillage de nos ressources", El Watan 06.05.17
- Sudáfrica embarga cargamento de fosfato del Sahara Occidental ilegalmente exportado por Marruecos, Carlos Ruiz Miguel, Blog Desde el Atlantico, 04.05.17
- Un barco marroquí cargado con fosfatos es retenido en Sudáfrica tras una denuncia del Frente Polisario, EuropaPress, 03.05.17