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Dawnlight

Sanctioned entity

Dawnlight is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	DAWNLIGHT · Dawnlight				[sources]
Alias	Firstgleam · Ko San				[sources]
Description	Bulk carrier involved in the export of DPRK-origin coal. Linked to Ocean Maritime Management-related activities (OMM. KPe.020). This vessel was first designated by resolution S/RES/2270 (2016) and later delisted (according to Footnote 125 (p. 52) of the UN Panel of Experts February 2017 report).				[sources]
Flag	North Korea · Mongolia				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9110236`				[sources]
Type	General Cargo				[sources]
Source link	sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-06	Last processed	2026-02-15	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

According to Equasis, the vessel already sailed under the name "Firstgleam" by the time of designation (January 1, 2016).

— DPRK Reports non-official source, 2023-08-08

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United States	Office of Foreign Assets Control		-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Bene Star Shipping Ltd.	Operator · Owner	2014-08-14	-

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Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,745

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,587

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

DPRK Reports5,501

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Source data IDs: kprusi-4ff092b047b3854ca29c3b8e4007a1d0793d25be · ofac-18346 · ch-seco-34438

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