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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CHON MA SAN · Chon Ma San | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Chong Su Dong · Go Mal San 4 · Whale · 천마산 | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Description | DPRK vessel M/V CHON MA SAN was involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil in mid-November 2017. · Tanker ship involved in deliveries of refined petroleum or related products to the DPRK, including via ship-to-ship transfer. Disguised itself as the "Whale" or "Freetown (Sierra Leone)" and changing its IMO slightly (to 8660818) in December 2017. Named by a UN Member State in November 2018 as one of six North Korean vessels that account for 50 per cent of all ship-to-ship transfers. Spoofed its identity as "Chong Su Dong" with the IMO 8660313000 and MMSI 445082000 in 2023. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO8660313 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 445082000 | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | 8660313000 | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 2808 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Oil tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
IMO number: 8660313
Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)and paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 2321 (2016). DPRK vessel M/V CHON MA SAN was involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil in mid-November 2017. Listed as asset of Korea Achim Shipping Co (OFSI ID: 13632, UN Reference Number: UN Ref KPe.061)
Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)and paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 2321 (2016). DPRK vessel M/V CHON MA SAN was involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil in mid-November 2017. Listed as asset of Korea Achim Shipping Co (OFSI ID: 13632, UN Reference Number: UN Ref KPe.061)
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| Treasury Targets Russian Shipping Companies for Violations of North Korea-related United Nations Security Council Resolutions | ||
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| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Korea Achim Shipping Co Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | Owner | - | - | |
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| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Korea Achim Shipping Co Export controlled · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | North Korea Sanctions | - | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | Measures Against North Korea | - |
| United States | TREAS-OFAC | Reciprocal | - |
| - | UN Security Council | Security Council press release 30 March 2018 | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| - | United Nations Security Council | Paragraph 12 (d) of resolution 2321 (2016) · Paragraph 6 of resolution 2371 (2017) and paragraph 6 of resolution 2375 (2017) | - |
| European Union | UN and EU | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - | - |