Posted on 12/29/2017 6:08:37 PM PST by blam
After Chinese vessels were “caught red handed” – in the words of President Trump – by US spy satellites, illegally selling oil to North Korea, and following this morning’s news that a Hong Kong ship was seized after transferring oil to North Korea, Reuters is reporting ‘two senior Western European security sources’ confirm Russian tankers have supplied fuel to North Korea on at least three occasions in recent months by transferring cargoes at sea.
As Reuters reports, the transfers in October and November indicate that smuggling from Russia to North Korea has evolved to loading cargoes at sea since Reuters reported in September that North Korean ships were sailing directly from Russia to their homeland.
“The vessels are smuggling Russian fuel from Russian Far Eastern ports to North Korea,” said the first security source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.
Reuters was unable to independently verify that the vessels had transferred fuel to North Korean vessels, whether the Russian state knew about the sales or how many Russian vessels were involved in the transfers. It was also unclear how much fuel may have been smuggled.
Ship satellite positioning data consulted by Reuters and available on Reuters Eikon shows unusual movements by some of the Russian vessels named by the security sources including switching off the transponders which give a precise location.
The security sources said the Russian-flagged tanker Vityaz was one vessel that had transferred fuel to North Korean vessels.
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How long before Pelosi claims that this is Pres. Trump’s fault?
So it was a Russian Tanker. Hmmmmm
This is in addition to the Chinese tanker they have photos of?
Why don’t we torpedo these F*****s?
Can’t someone sneak up and put Lipid mines on the NK tanker while they are transferring fuel?
“” “Why don’t we torpedo these F*****s?” “” “
Maybe because it is a lesser sin than arming ISIS and they aren’t shooting down USAF air drops.
Install a blockade and sink all ships that try to leave NK ports or enter them. A few subs could do the job. Let Russia and China know—that would stop there actions cold.
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Actually there are 25 million people in North Korea. Most of them innocent. Also due to geography they don’t have domestic petrol fuel and not enough food. And they couldn’t produce any food at all without diesel.
Just sayin'.
Same thing Russia and China (along with Germany, France, the UK, and the US) did with the Iraq oil sanctions.
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