Jie Shun Explained

Jie Shun is a North Korean cargo vessel built in 1986. She flies the flag of Cambodia and lists Phnom Penh as her homeport.

Condition

According to a United Nations investigation, the frame of Jie Shun was badly corroded when she was seized in 2016, and the desalination system was not functioning.

Registration

Jie Shun was registered in Cambodia, which served as a flag of convenience, and routinely disabled her transponder, in order to avoid drawing attention.[1] In 2014, the vessel was reportedly owned by company owned by Chinese nationals Sun Sidong, also the majority shareholder of Dandong Dongyuan Industrial.[2] [3]

Sanctions violations

Jie Shun left Haeju, North Korea on July 23, 2016, with a crew of twenty-three, including a political commissar. In August 2016, Jie Shun was detained by Egyptian authorities in Egyptian waters before transiting the Suez Canal, acting on information provided by the United States intelligence community. Jie Shun was found to be transporting iron ore and 30,000[4] RPG-7 rocket-propelled grenades, in violation of United Nations sanctions.[2] [5] A UN investigation subsequently found that North Korea had been attempting to traffic prohibited military hardware to the Egyptian Armed Forces.[5] The value of the shipment was estimated at US$23 million.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: In August, North Korean vessel Jie Shun, sailing under a Cambodian flag, was seized carrying a large shipment of munitions. That action coincided with an end to the kingdom’s flag convenience scheme, known to have assisted North Korea smuggle drugs and weapons throughout the world for years. . Jack . Board . . The curious case of North Korea in Cambodia . April 23, 2017 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170531193712/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/the-curious-case-of-north-korea-in-cambodia-8767256 . May 31, 2017 .
  2. News: North Korea’s trading partners are linked, and that could make them vulnerable . June 12, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . . Anna . Fifield . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070432/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/north-koreas-trading-partners-are-linked---and-that-could-make-them-vulnerable/2017/06/12/7d5b3d7c-4f67-11e7-a973-3dae94ed3eb7_story.html . October 2, 2017 .
  3. News: C4ADS said that when the vessel, the Jie Shun, was seized, its registered owner was a firm owned by Sun Sihong, who listed her residential address as an apartment in the same complex as Sun Sidong. . North Korea sanctions-skirting network could be defeated by targeting China firms: report . David . Brunnstrom . . June 12, 2017 . October 2, 2017 . Paul . Tait . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002115339/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-northkorea-nuclear-sanctions/north-korea-sanctions-skirting-network-could-be-defeated-by-targeting-china-firms-report-idUSKBN19409F . October 2, 2017 .
  4. News: Seized ship North Korean weaponry . 3 October 2017 . The Express . 10.
  5. News: A North Korean ship was seized off Egypt with a huge cache of weapons destined for a surprising buyer . . October 1, 2017 . October 1, 2017 . Joby . Warrick . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20171002002134/https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-north-korean-ship-was-seized-off-egypt-with-a-huge-cache-of-weapons-destined-for-a-surprising-buyer/2017/10/01/d9a4e06e-a46d-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html . October 2, 2017 .

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