A UN sanctioned, DPRK-linked ship starting broadcasting its location in a French port earlier in the week, though the signal may be another instance of vessel identity “spoofing”.

The 13,500-tonne cargo ship called the Hao Fan 6 was blacklisted by the UN for its role in coal smuggling in March last year and has kept a low profile since, with its last known location in Asian waters coming near China in December 2017.

According to the UN Security Council, the Hao Fan 6 should have been deregistered  “pursuant to paragraph 12 of resolution 2321 (2016) and prohibited from port entry pursuant