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Yu Son

Sanctioned entity

Yu Son is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	YU SON · Yu Son				[sources]
Other name	Chang Hae 2 · Chang Hae2 · Y Chun · Y-Chun · Yuson · 1 more...				[sources]
Build Date	2003				[sources]
Description	Chemical tanker ship involved in oil product shipments, including via ship-to-ship transfer. Named by a UN Member State in November 2018 as one of six North Korean vessels that account for 50 per cent of all ship-to-ship transfers. Spoofed its identity under the former alias "Yu Son" in 2023. · DPRK tanker M/V YU SON is believed to have been involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil.				[sources]
Flag	North Korea				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO8691702`				[sources]
MMSI	`445604000`				[sources]
Tonnage	2228				[sources]
Type	Oil tanker				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-10	Last processed	2025-01-21	First seen	2020-06-04

Descriptions

Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)and paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 2321 (2016). DPRK tanker M/V YU SON is believed to have been involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil. Listed as asset of Myohyang Shipping Co (OFSI ID: 13639, UN Reference Number: UN Ref KPe.068)

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Pursuant to paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2371 (2017), paragraph 6 of Security Council Resolution 2375 (2017)and paragraph 12 of Security Council resolution 2321 (2016). DPRK tanker M/V YU SON is believed to have been involved in ship-to-ship transfer operations for oil. Listed as asset of Myohyang Shipping Co (OFSI ID: 13639, UN Reference Number: UN Ref KPe.068)

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Relationships

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
MYOHYANG SHIPPING CO Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	Ship manager	-	-

Owner
Name	Country	Legal form	Status
Myohyang Shipping Co	-	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
MYOHYANG SHIPPING CO Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	-	-	-
MYOHYANG SHIPPING CO Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
UN Security Council	Security Council press release 30 March 2018	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2018-03-30	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2018/548 du 06/04/2018 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 30/03/2018 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
UN and EU	-	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2018-03-30	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2018-03-30	-
United Nations Security Council	Paragraph 12 (d) of resolution 2321 (2016) · Paragraph 6 of resolution 2371 (2017) and paragraph 6 of resolution 2375 (2017)	2018-03-30	-

Data sources

UN Security Council 1718 Designated Vessels List61

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

UNSC

DPRK Reports5,518

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

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

French National Asset Freezing System5,285

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,321

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

EU Sanctions Map806

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,303

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,704

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Monaco National Fund Freezing List5,252

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,830

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,789

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Source data IDs: eu-sancmap-ce07de053dba3b0a83b21176649c69470bc77edd · NK-Q3HvKCBTDxCywREZVkcptb · kprusi-c78d00d61de1536542f03dcd2940bcdd94b10634 · gb-fcdo-dpr0107 · ofac-23744 · fr-ga-2247 · un-1718-8d236b98231606d91d70d317d1432d7e5867b4cf · mc-freezes-13bb9868c3b32790dc80a0f71921c7bdd1d36ebf · ch-seco-38861 · gb-hmt-13658

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