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Colin Zwirko
Colin Zwirko is a Senior Analytic Correspondent for NK News based in Seoul. Follow him on Twitter @ColinZwirko.
The UN Security Council’s (UNSC) 1718 Committee on Tuesday adopted new North Korea-related designations against three vessels on suspicion of engaging in illegal ship-to-ship (STS) oil transfers.
The three tankers, the North Korea-flagged Kum Un San 3 and the Panama-flagged Shang Yuan Bao and New Regent, are subject to de-flagging and prohibited from entering the ports of UN member states in accordance with past UNSC sanctions resolutions, according to a press release.