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RYONG BONG 1

Maritime detention

RYONG BONG 1 is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	Bu Yon · RYONG BONG 1				[sources]
Alias	Kum Ryong 3 · Mu Bong 1 · Ocean Lucky · Pu Yon · Ryong Bong 1 · 2 more...				[sources]
Build Date	2007-04-23				[sources]
Description	Tanker ship involved in deliveries of refined petroleum or related products to the DPRK, including via multiple ship-to-ship transfers. Spoofed its identity under the former alias "Ryong Bong 1" in 2023.				[sources]
Flag	Cambodia · North Korea · Panama · Palau				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	2982				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO8610461` · `IMO8648573`				[sources]
MMSI	`445591000`				[sources]
Type	General cargo/multipurpose				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-31	Last processed	2026-02-14	First seen	2023-08-08

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
-	Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding		2024-12-16	2024-12-19

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
DL East SHIPPING CO.,LTD.	Company	-	-

Data sources

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,223

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

Global · Tokyo MoU

DPRK Reports5,497

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-d50f1aa854c18324a2e1ef18797509467386f85d · tokyo-mou-psc-db7653ae96ca24605fa5f6b10500f4f141019dd3 · kprusi-4664d7dbf5f832fe5c483556504d9feb71e9d6d4

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