March 28, 2024
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Japan reports on North Korean STS transfer with vessel flying Chinese flag

Report comes shortly after U.S. raises STS, oil cap concerns at Security Council

The Japanese government on Friday published images of a prohibited ship-to-ship (STS) transfer which it said took place on July 31 and involved a North Korean oil tanker and a vessel possibly flying a Chinese flag.

The images were taken by an AOE "Towada" - a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force vessel - observing the activity taking place 400 km south east of Shanghai in the East China Sea at midnight on July 31.

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