Japan reports two possible North Korean sanctions breaches at sea

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Japan reports two possible North Korean sanctions breaches at sea

Tokyo releases images of further suspected ship-to-ship oil transfers in East China Sea

Hamish Macdonald June 27, 2018

Japan reports two possible North Korean sanctions breaches at sea

Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force

The Japanese Government published images on Wednesday showing a North Korean tanker likely involved in two prohibited ship-to-ship (STS) transfers in the East China Sea on June 21 and June 22.

The North Korean vessel - the Yu Phyong 5 - was photographed alongside a vessel of unknown origin on both days.

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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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