Indonesia has detained a bulk carrier blacklisted for illegally transporting coal for North Korea after it entered the country’s waters disguised with a new name and flag, according to an upcoming U.N. Panel of Experts report. 

One expert told NK Pro the case reveals lax sanction enforcement by China in the face of rogue actors on the maritime market who attempt to launder sanctioned vessels and resell them. 

The Petrel 8 (IMO 9562233) was sailing under the name Retrel 8 and was flagged to the Pacific island nation of Niue for a single journey from Ningde