A North Korea-flagged ship not previously known to move coal appears to have manipulated its location data in an attempt to conceal an illegal shipment, NK Pro analysis of ship-tracking data and satellite imagery shows.

The vessel, a 5,200-ton cargo vessel known as the Tae Dong Gang 9 (IMO 8408791), made the delivery to Longkou, a major Chinese seaport, on or around Feb. 5, using a range of tactics to obfuscate its activities.

U.N. Security Council Resolution 2371, introduced in Aug. 2017 after Pyongyang tested multiple intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), explicitly bans the country from exporting coal, seafood, lead