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November 08, 2024
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Sanctioned North Korean ship last seen heading for China

Ship stopped broadcasting location data, despite AIS good coverage in the region

A sanctioned North Korean ship disappeared from tracking systems on Wednesday morning, with its last position indicating it was heading for the Chinese coast, the NK News vessel tracker shows.

The Chong Bong, one of the vessels on the UN’s 27 ship blacklist, was last seen heading west towards the Chinese port of Lanshan at 3am local time.

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