South Korea detaining North Korea-linked ship suspected of sanctions violations



Investigations South Korea detaining North Korea-linked ship suspected of sanctions violations Exclusive NK News photos show impounded Mongolia-flagged ship held in waters off South Korea's coast Chad O'Carroll \| Jeongmin Kim \| Won-Gi Jung August 20, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News \| The Shun Fa, aka Kingsway, anchored near Busan on August 18, 2021 South Korea detained a U.N.-sanctioned oil tanker linked to North Korea in May after it entered the Busan area disguised as a Mongolia-flagged vessel, NK News confirmed on Friday. Sailing under the name Shun Fa but sanctioned by the U.N. under the name Billions No. 18 for illicit ship-to-ship fuel deliveries to North Korea in 2017, the vessel also features prominently in a forthcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News. The detainment of the Shun Fa has received little mention from the South Korean government aside from a brief line item on the Ministry of Fisheries (MOF) © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update & Podcast Updates Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by Trending

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South Korea detaining North Korea-linked ship suspected of sanctions violations

Exclusive NK News photos show impounded Mongolia-flagged ship held in waters off South Korea's coast

Chad O'Carroll | Jeongmin Kim | Won-Gi Jung August 20, 2021

South Korea detaining North Korea-linked ship suspected of sanctions violations

NK News | The Shun Fa, aka Kingsway, anchored near Busan on August 18, 2021

South Korea detained a U.N.-sanctioned oil tanker linked to North Korea in May after it entered the Busan area disguised as a Mongolia-flagged vessel, NK News confirmed on Friday.

Sailing under the name Shun Fa but sanctioned by the U.N. under the name Billions No. 18 for illicit ship-to-ship fuel deliveries to North Korea in 2017, the vessel also features prominently in a forthcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report seen by NK News.

The detainment of the Shun Fa has received little mention from the South Korean government aside from a brief line item on the Ministry of Fisheries (MOF)

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