Report: Chinese Cargo Ship Collided with North Korean Bulker Smuggling Coal
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A media report is circulating today, March 13, in South Korea saying that a North Korean bulker smuggling coal was involved in a collision and sank last month. It is saying as many as 20 seafarers were lost but the Chinese failed to report the incident.<\/p>\n
The South Korean news agency Yonhap released the report<\/a><\/u> citing multiple unidentified sources. They were told the incident happened in February in the Yellow Sea. The area between the Korean peninsular and China is reported to be known as a \u201chot spot\u201d for coal smuggling.<\/p>\n “The North Korean ship appears to be overly loaded with coal,\u201d the report states. \u201cThe cargo and ship sank altogether,” the source told Yonhap, adding China does not appear to want the accident to be known as it probably connived in North Korea’s violation of the UN Security Council sanctions.<\/p>\n They are indicating that A Chinese ship collided with the North Korean ship possibly in heavy fog. The Chinese ship is reported to have suffered \u201cminor damage,\u201d while the North Korean vessel was lost. The Chinese attempted a rescue and recovered \u201ca few people,\u201d while the report says between 15 and 20 were lost.<\/p>\n