Russian yacht seized by North Koreans, crew detained at Rajin port

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Russian yacht seized by North Koreans, crew detained at Rajin port

Russian Embassy demands release of yacht, disputes North Korean explanation of seizure

Hamish Macdonald June 16, 2017

Russian yacht seized by North Koreans, crew detained at Rajin port

Rajin harbour by caitriana on 2015-10-05 17:52:49

A Russian yacht was seized by North Korean authorities on Friday and transferred to the port of Rajin in the northeast DPRK, according to the Russian Embassy in North Korea.

According to a statement on the Russian Embassy's Facebook page, Ambassador Alexander Matsegora is personally following up on the case and has made inquiries with North Korean authorities.

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Hamish Macdonald

Hamish Macdonald is an Associate Fellow at RUSI who formerly worked on Project SANDSTONE and formerly a journalist and researcher who has focused uniquely on North Korea related topics and affairs. He was previously the COO of the Korea Risk Group, which produces the NK News and NK Pro. Specialising in this area, his investigations covered topics including North Korean sanctions evasion activities, domestic economic development and human rights.

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