A group of ethnic Koreans in Japan that previously moved to North Korea before fleeing requested a Japanese court to seize a North Korean warship to recover damages awarded in a landmark lawsuit against the regime.

Eiko Kawasaki and three other plaintiffs on Sunday filed an application with the Yokohama District Court to seize a DPRK spy vessel on display at a museum in Yokohama, with the goal of auctioning it off to serve as restitution toward a previous court ruling against North Korea, according to a copy of the filing and Kawasaki’s daughter Lee So-ra.

The plaintiffs were ethnic