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Chong Rim 2

Sanction-linked entity

Chong Rim 2 is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	Chong Rim 2				[sources]
Other name	Sae Byol · Saebyol · Sin Phyong 9 · Venus · 새별				[sources]
Description	Tanker ship associated with Ocean Maritime Management Company (OMM; KPe.020). 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. Vessel subject to asset freeze – see paragraph 23 of UNSC Resolution 2270 (2016).				[sources]
Flag	North Korea				[sources]
IMO Number	`8916293`				[sources]
MMSI	`445134000` · `445143000` · `445175000`				[sources]
Type	not available				[sources]
Last change	2024-06-18	Last processed	2024-10-21	First seen	2023-08-08

Descriptions

While the vessel "Sin Phyong 9" (a.k.a. Chong Rim 2) is listed on p. 134 and 144 of the UN Panel of Experts September 2023 report with the correct IMO 8916293, the satellite image descriptions use a different IMO (8021579), which belongs to the vessel "Ma Du San", a.k.a. "Sin Phyong 14".

— DPRK Reports non-official source, 2023-11-29

Relationships

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
OCEAN MARITIME MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LIMITED (OMM)	Owned or controlled by OMM	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
UN Security Council	Resolution 2270 (2016)	-	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,540

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

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