Vessels going dark in Ningbo, China and Nampo, North Korea

Summary:

In July 2019, multiple ships are proven to have conducted in illicit ship-to-ship transfers helping DPRK evade UN import/export sanctions. In the act, the ships went dark by turning off their AIS-transmitters. This behaviour has been going on for years and there are numerous vessels involved.

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