Updated Nov. 28 at 12:35 KST to include additional ownership details on the vessel provided by Equasis.
A Hong Kong company-owned, North Korean-flagged oil tanker was photographed earlier this month conducting what was suspected to be a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer in violation of UN sanctions, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reported late Tuesday.
Updated Nov. 28 at 12:35 KST to include additional ownership details on the vessel provided by Equasis.
A Hong Kong company-owned, North Korean-flagged oil tanker was photographed earlier this month conducting what was suspected to be a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer in violation of UN sanctions, the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) reported late Tuesday.
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