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.
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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