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News New pleasure craft in North Korea’s Nampho port50-meter craft pictured for the first time in satellite imagery, possibly used by DPRK leadership
Satellite imagery of North Korea’s Nampho port reveals what appears to be a new 50-meter pleasure craft, according to Radio Free Asia (RFA). The boat which was first spotted by Curtis Melvin at the U.S.-Korea Institute in Washington D.C., and can be seen docked at the naval headquarters of North Korea’s West Sea fleet. “There are no other publicly available satellite images of this ship anywhere in North Korea, so it is either new or well-hidden in previous satellite imagery. Also, the boat appears to primarily be a lake or river craft (long and short), not something adept for negotiating © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |