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soryang

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20. So the seizure was on April 2 apparently

Reply to BeyondGeography (Original post)

Thu May 9, 2019, 04:30 PM

May 2019

News Of Sanction Busting North Korean Cargo Ship Seized As Kim Fires More Missiles
The seizure of the ship is unprecedented and both events together underscore a major uptick in tensions between the United States and North Korea.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICKMAY 9, 2019

American authorities had taken control of the M/V Wise Honest, one of North Korea's largest bulk cargo ships, on or about Apr. 2, 2019, but had not previously disclosed it had done so. There is no indication that North Korea had publicly acknowledged the seizure, either, but it is not hard to see how it could have contributed to Kim's already increasingly belligerent posture as of late. The formal announcement seems almost certain to prompt at least fiery rhetoric from Pyongyang.

Has anyone found the location of the seizure?

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U.S. seizes North Korean coal ship, accuses Pyongyang of violating sanctions [View all] BeyondGeography May 2019 OP

What's a little seizure among friends? brooklynite May 2019 #1

Oops! Looks like a failed LOVE AFFAIR with Kim..... ProudMNDemocrat May 2019 #2

So THIS is how he's going to bring coal back underpants May 2019 #3

You win! we can do it May 2019 #22

So we seized the ship in international waters. Ramsey Barner May 2019 #4

Short answer: yes, we can seize the ship Ramsey Barner May 2019 #6

Someone else is asking for the unredacted Mueller report. Chakaconcarne May 2019 #5

Kim Jong Un has a fleet of ghost ships sneaking around the high seas to beat sanctions mahatmakanejeeves May 2019 #7

... CentralMass May 2019 #8

I am beginning to think that trump and his... Bonhomme Richard May 2019 #9

Feels that way BeyondGeography May 2019 #10

spot on. my first thought as well... Javaman May 2019 #17

Yup, he desperately wants to be a war president. Old Vet May 2019 #28

The list grows by the day... appal_jack May 2019 #27

That ship was headed someplace. Why not tail it and blockade the destination port? lagomorph777 May 2019 #11

So if it was going to a Russian port? Or empty and headed home? nt EX500rider May 2019 #13

Russia should be blockaded until they quit installing Russiapublicans here. lagomorph777 May 2019 #21

Blockading is a act of war and Russia has many nuclear warheads with our address on them. nt EX500rider May 2019 #24

Sorry - I forgot to include: lagomorph777 May 2019 #25

Dotard Donald says that Rocketman Kim is "very honorable". Are you still in love with him, Donald? keithbvadu2 May 2019 #12

Well, no way this could be a problem. irisblue May 2019 #14

Second Minuteman III launch within a month soryang May 2019 #15

But it was beautiful clean coal Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2019 #16

Seizing a foreign flag ship on the high seas James48 May 2019 #18

It is not an "act of war" former9thward May 2019 #19

Trumpers don't believe in the UN James48 May 2019 #23

So the seizure was on April 2 apparently soryang May 2019 #20

N. Korean cargo ship seized by US arrives in American Samoa Judi Lynn May 2019 #26