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| Source: North Korean ship now going the other way |
| 2009-06-30 |
| WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back the way it came, after being tracked for days by American vessels on suspicion it was carrying illicit weapons. The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence, says it is unclear whether the Kang Nam is going back to its home port in North Korea or diverting elsewhere. The ship left a North Korean port on June 17 and is the first vessel monitored under U.N. sanctions that ban the regime from selling arms and nuclear-related material. It was suspected the Kang Nam was going to Myanmar. But the U.S. official says that after a week-and-a half at sea, it turned around on Sunday or Monday. It was off the coast of Vietnam on Tuesday. |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 "Kang Nam" = Jiang Nam = Jang Nam = Jung Nam =...@? VEEESIL NAMES ["Star Trek's" CHEKOV]??? Just how many names does this particular vessel have? |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-06-30 23:15 |
| #4 OTOH TOPIX > BURMA READY IO INSPECT NORTH KOREAN NUCLEAR VESSEL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2009-06-30 23:12 |
| #3 Kimmie is playing with us. Its so obvious. It will be fun seeing how the "One" deals with being played by a player. |
| Posted by: Yosemite Sam 2009-06-30 19:45 |
| #2 At this point I'd say Hong Kong, Macau, or any other Chinese port where they can get a fuel barge. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-06-30 17:55 |
| #1 Mis-direction? Did another ship slip out without the US noticing? Is this another Kimmie game? A bluff that failed? I hope we hear more about this, especially what triggered the recall. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-06-30 16:04 |