North Korean ship named in sanctions report sinks near Japan’s west coast



News North Korean ship named in sanctions report sinks near Japan’s west coast The vessel appears to have been carrying iron banned for sale by UN sanctions Min Chao Choy \| Won-Gi Jung May 24, 2021 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK Pro (file photo) \| A DPRK ship on the Dandong-Sinuiju border in 2017 A sanctioned North Korean-flagged ship carrying 6,500 tons of iron sank in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last Saturday on May 22. The DPRK-flagged Chong Bong sent a distress signal to Japan’s 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters due to “flooding of its freight storage” at 10:55 pm local time on May 21, according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato on Monday. The freighter sank approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Dogojima island, Kato said during a press conference. NK Pro confirmed with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on Monday that the Chong Bong sank at 2:32 pm Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How Assad’s downfall could expose secrets of North Korea-Syria military ties 02All the companies that participated in the Pyongyang Autumn Trade Fair 2024 03No Chinese firms joined North Korea’s latest trade fair dominated by Russia 04What defectors’ exam scores reveal about the quality of North Korean health care 05North Korean Il-76 cargo planes make rare flights to northeast coast 06From aid to academia: The status of foreign organizations in North Korea 07North Korea expanding rail access to airport near Wonsan mega resort: Imagery 08Assad’s fall deprives North Korea of a fellow pariah, but its focus is elsewhere

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North Korean ship named in sanctions report sinks near Japan’s west coast

The vessel appears to have been carrying iron banned for sale by UN sanctions

Min Chao Choy | Won-Gi Jung May 24, 2021

North Korean ship named in sanctions report sinks near Japan’s west coast

NK Pro (file photo) | A DPRK ship on the Dandong-Sinuiju border in 2017

A sanctioned North Korean-flagged ship carrying 6,500 tons of iron sank in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last Saturday on May 22.

The DPRK-flagged Chong Bong sent a distress signal to Japan’s 8th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters due to “flooding of its freight storage” at 10:55 pm local time on May 21, according to Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Katsunobu Kato on Monday.

The freighter sank approximately 50 kilometers northeast of Dogojima island, Kato said during a press conference.

NK Pro confirmed with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG) on Monday that the Chong Bong sank at 2:32 pm

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North Korean ship named in sanctions report sinks near Japan’s west coast

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