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Petrel 8

Sanctioned entity

Petrel 8 is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	PETREL 8 · Petrel 8				[sources]
Other name	Haiyan 8 · Jal Vahini · Jal_Vahini · Retrel 8 · Tian Tai 36				[sources]
Description	Cargo ship involved in the export of DPRK-origin coal, including via the use of fake port calls and AIS transmission violations. "Petrel 8 had not transmitted on its identifiers following its designation in 2017. In March 2022, maritime database tracking recorded the vessel briefly transmitting on its previous Comoros MMSI, sailing as Haiyan 8 when departing Bohai Sea area towards Ningbo-Zhoushan waters." Sailed as the "Retrel 8" in July 2022 when approaching Indonesian territorial waters.				[sources]
Flag	Comoros				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9562233`				[sources]
MMSI	`542655110` · `620233000`				[sources]
Type	Bulk Carrier				[sources]
Source link	www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-09	Last processed	2025-02-21	First seen	2020-06-04

Descriptions

Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017) and paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Relationships

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Li Quan Shipping Co. Ltd.	Former owner and ship manager	2017-01	2021-06

Owner
Name	Country	Legal form	Status
Global United Shipping India	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
United Nations Security Council	Paragraph 6 of resolution 2371 (2017) and paragraph 6 of resolution 2375 (2017)	2017-10-03	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2017-10-03	-
UN Security Council	Letter dated 3 October 2017 from the Chair of the Security Council Committee established pursuant to resolution 1718 (2006) addressed to the President of the Security Council	-	-
UN and EU	-	-	-

Data sources

DPRK Reports5,518

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,801

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

UN Security Council 1718 Designated Vessels List61

Vessels designated under UN Security Council sanctions, including asset freezes, port entry bans, and other restrictions.

UNSC

EU Sanctions Map800

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

Source data IDs: un-1718-2742a4dd5737c7d0401f8371bcef90e3fe37c386 · kprusi-00d1c3ede0e6ea24e1deb541d867a354e76468b7 · eu-sancmap-fd1013b334b2efa28ab2ceda6fc53fc6bc24ff6c · gb-fcdo-dpr0075

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