North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters



News North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters Data shows Kum Ya never made scheduled port call with expert suggesting unusual movement points to ship-to-ship transfer Anton Sokolin February 16, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON An illustration of two cargo vessels at sea Updated at 10:28 a.m. KST on Feb. 21 with additional information on the Kum Ya’s current location. A North Korean vessel with a shady past has made an unusual voyage in Russian waters, with one expert suggesting its route could point to a possible ship-to-ship transfer in violation of international sanctions. Vessel tracking data shows the North Korea-flagged 6,843-ton Kum Ya (IMO 9004073) departed last weekend from the DPRK port of Chongjin to Vanino, a major Russian port listed as its destination. However, the vessel never reached Vanino. It first registered a 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 LATEST ANALYSIS 01North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 02How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses 03Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge 04A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality 05Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records 06Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May 07Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions 08North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data

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North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters

Data shows Kum Ya never made scheduled port call with expert suggesting unusual movement points to ship-to-ship transfer

Anton Sokolin February 16, 2024

North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters

An illustration of two cargo vessels at sea

Updated at 10:28 a.m. KST on Feb. 21 with additional information on the Kum Ya’s current location.

A North Korean vessel with a shady past has made an unusual voyage in Russian waters, with one expert suggesting its route could point to a possible ship-to-ship transfer in violation of international sanctions.

Vessel tracking data shows the North Korea-flagged 6,843-ton Kum Ya (IMO 9004073) departed last weekend from the DPRK port of Chongjin to Vanino, a major Russian port listed as its destination.

However, the vessel never reached Vanino.

It first registered a

01North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
02How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses
03Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge
04A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality
05Chinese authorities seize smuggled goods bound for North Korea: records
06Likely Russian ship docks in North Korea’s Rason port for first time since May
07Trump doesn’t need a grand deal with Kim, but rather small coordinated actions
08North Korean trade with China rises 3.7% in August thanks to wig exports: data

North Korean vessel with shady past spotted loitering in Russian waters

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