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GOLD STAR

Maritime detention
TypeVessel[sources]
NameGOLD STAR · Gold Star · SILVER STAR 1[sources]
AliasGolden Star · Ocean Star · Silver Star 1 · Sky Ace 1 · Victory Wings[sources]
Build Date[sources]
DescriptionTanker ship involved in deliveries of refined petroleum or related products to the DPRK, including via ship-to-ship transfer. Associated with Mr. Shih-Hsien Chen. Fraudulently used the identifiers of the "Ocean Star" (IMO: 8351584) in November 2020.[sources]
FlagCameroon · Mongolia · Sierra Leone[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage5342[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9146247[sources]
MMSI613003401[sources]
TypeChemical tanker[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

In a response to the UN Panel of Experts (p. 26) in its September 2021 report, China refers to the vessel as "Golden Star", likely a misspelling in the translation from Mandarin.

— DPRK Reports non-official source,

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Data sources

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,165

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

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: tok-mou-det-2d6721fbb9dee2babdec862eb4b97c1141a2b7a4 · tok-mou-det-0d32bfc3d8ad914c226bdbf0a9d3aa709913b204 · kprusi-8c48ace876051fb2ec30c84413f49906fe56fec3

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