3/07/2016

Philippines detains North Korean vessel

Philippines authorities detained a blacklisted general cargoship that they described as North Korean shortly after the UN tightened sanctions on the country. The government impounded the 6,830-dwt Jin Teng (built 1997) at Subic Bay, according to the official Philippines News Agency. The ship had been inspected on Thursday, just as new sanctions went live. The vessel's crew will be deported to North Korea. The ship is carrying a cargo of palm kernels.