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A ship registered in Hong Kong reportedly supplied oil to North Korea - and was seized by the South Korean government. A typical case of how Pyongyang bypasses UN sanctions?

The "Lighthouse Winmore"
AP / Yonhap
The "Lighthouse Winmore"


600 tons of petroleum products were allegedly smuggled by the "Lighthouse Winmore" on North Korean ships. Now, the South Korean government has temporarily suspended the ship, which is registered in Hong Kong. This report South Korean media. A UN resolution prohibits trade with North Korea from ship to ship.


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Just recently, US President Donald Trump accused the Chinese government of continuing to deliver oil to North Korea despite sanctions. She had been caught red handed, he tweeted. The government in Beijing immediately rejected the allegations. In China, no oil was transported to the neighboring country, the Foreign Ministry said. If there are violations, China will sanction them in accordance with the law. Hong Kong is a special administrative area.

The "Lighthouse Winmore" had been confiscated and inspected when it hit the port of Yeosu in South Korea again on 24 November, it said in the reports. On October 11, it was in Yeosu to receive Japanese oil products. The ship's destination was Taiwan. Instead, however, the oil products were transhipped in international waters to the North Korean ship "Sam Jong 2" and three other ships.

Intelligence information shared with the US

A State Department spokesman in Seoul confirmed the information. "This is a typical case of North Korea skillfully bypassing UN Security Council sanctions by using its illegal networks," he said. Such actions would in future be reported to the UN Security Council. South Korea has already shared intelligence information about the illegal business with the US.


The "Sam Jong 2" is one of the four North Korean ships that were banned from entering the ports on Thursday as part of the UN sanctions - because it has transported goods that are subject to sanctions, diplomats told AFP.

The UN Security Council tightened sanctions on North Korea on 22 December. The US had voted with China in its draft sanctions plan, North Korea's closest ally and major oil supplier. A delivery ban for nearly 75 percent of the refined oil products to North Korea and a cap on crude oil deliveries were approved. Originally, the US government had even provided 90 percent.

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