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Chon Ma San

Chon Ma San is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	Chon Ma San				[sources]
Other name	Chong Su Dong · Whale · 천마산				[sources]
Description	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	`8660313` · `8660313000`				[sources]
MMSI	`445082000`				[sources]
Type	not available				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-05-02	Last processed	2024-10-20	First seen	2023-08-08

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Korea Achim Shipping Co.	Owner	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
UN Security Council	Security Council press release 30 March 2018	-	-

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