@cmrntrainer @jasonarterburn @USTreasury When Hugh Griffiths was giving his outgoing senate briefing he said "the Wise Honest is a fantastic name for a vessel involved in illegal activities." I tend to agree.
ICYMI: Our analysts @LaurenJSung and @_LucasKuo had a chance to walk through their investigation into large-scale sand dredging in NK with @j_berlingerCNN. We are grateful for our partnerships with @WindwardOceans and @planetlabs that powered the analysis.
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This is one of the most analytically fascinating and aesthetically mind blowing reports I have seen.
Major props to my colleagues @Jack_Mrgln and Irina Bukharin for showing how to use trade data to map entire procurement systems and @wheeler_anna for an amazing design vision!!
1/ Over the course of its research, Project Sandstone has noticed a pattern among vessels that have either been designated by the UN Security Council, US Treasury or identified as having engaged in illicit activities linked to North Korea. THREAD.
8/ In February 2019, @LeoPByrne at @nknewsorg and @_LucasKuo at @C4ADS tracked a Vietnamese tanker named the Viet Tin 01 as it arrived in Nampo harbour while reportedly carrying 2,000 tonnes of gasoline.
After nearly six years, today is my last day at NK News. Many thanks to all of those who helped me along the way with comments, thoughts, ideas and suggestions. If you need to reach me, please do so on here or LeoPByrne(at)protonmail(dot)com
In the past 12 months, more than 20,000 vessels went dark in the East China Sea. How can compliance officers tell which ones did so unwittingly, and which ones might be helping the #DPRK evade sanctions? https://t.co/he6yKchj1O