Two sanctioned North Korean ships sailed into international waters on Wednesday, following a route set by another designated vessel last week, according to the NK News vessel tracker.

The DPRK’s blacklisted ships have kept a relatively low profile outside the North’s waters since after the passage of UN Resolution 2270 in March this year, but three have appeared following very similar routes within the last ten days.

One of the vessels – the Firstgleam – last broadcast its position more than 300km south of the Korean Peninsula before disappearing from tracking systems.

The ship