U.S. Department of Justice: Singapore Ship Confiscation: Oil Smuggling to North Korea
[July 31st AFP]
US Department of Justice:
On July 30, the civil confiscation of “Singapore’s flagged oil tanker used for oil smuggling to North Korea”.
The Justice Ministry has revealed.
New York
Federal District Court
Oil tanker “MT Courageous” moored in Cambodia
US confiscates MT Courageous.
It ruled that it would take ownership of the United States.
MT Courageous:
MT Courageous illegally stopped sending location information from August to December 2019.
Satellite image
During this time, he was shipping $ 1.5 million of oil to North Korean vessels (transferring the vessel’s cargo at sea).
Cambodian authorities
In March 2020, Courageous was captured and moored in the country based on a US warrant.
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MT Courageous alleged to have been involved in ship-to-ship transfers for North Korea – Khmer Times