The Moon administration is now playing defense over the reports of ships carrying North Korean coal being allowed to dock in South Korea:
A Belize-flagged ship, the Jin Long, is docked at a port in Pohang, on South Korea’s east coast, on Aug. 7, 2018. (Yonhap)
The South Korean government on Tuesday dismissed a report that another foreign vessel carrying North Korean coal has entered a southeastern port in the country, potentially in breach of U.N. Security Council sanctions.
VOA, a U.S.-based broadcaster, reported earlier that a Belize-flagged ship, the Jin Long, docked at South Korea’s southeastern port of Pohang on the weekend and is still believed to be at the port. It cited the MarineTraffic vessel locating service.
The ship had been spotted at the Russian port of Nakhodka, along with black materials believed to be North Korean coal, days before arriving in Pohang, it added.
Rep. Yoo Ki-june, a South Korean opposition lawmaker, also said the freighter suspected of carrying 5,100 tons of North Korean coal is anchored at the Pohang port.
South Korea’s foreign ministry confirmed the entry of the ship itself but said it’s carrying Russian coal.
“There has been no confirmation of a violation of the (U.N.) Security Council resolution in an inspection of the ship by related authorities,” the ministry’s spokesman Noh Kyu-duk said at a press briefing. [Yonhap]
You can read more at the link, but of course the documents are going to say it is “Russian coal”. These would not be very good smugglers if they are advertising they are shipping North Korean coal. What are the intelligence agencies saying that it is because they have the assets to determine where the coal actually came from.
Going from a nuclear powered nation to a coal burning one. For shame Commie Moon.
AppeasingNorthKorea
5 years ago
The UN needs to punish South Korea. I say this as a Korean, for the sake of South Koreans, to wake up the f*cking people and let them smell the coffee.
Flyingsword
5 years ago
Of course, coal is just a cover, really carrying pallets of cash to commie moon’s overlord in the north.
setnaffa
5 years ago
The “UN” is a 99.44% worthless waste of time and treasure.
Going from a nuclear powered nation to a coal burning one. For shame Commie Moon.
The UN needs to punish South Korea. I say this as a Korean, for the sake of South Koreans, to wake up the f*cking people and let them smell the coffee.
Of course, coal is just a cover, really carrying pallets of cash to commie moon’s overlord in the north.
The “UN” is a 99.44% worthless waste of time and treasure.
@Flyingsword
Good call. Overpriced, dirty coal in exchange for Korean taxpayers money. A brilliant scheme by Commie Moon!