Monitoring and surveillance activities by Australia against illicit maritime activities including STS oil transfer
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Australian authorities are on the lookout for illegal bunkering or illegal ship-to-ship fuel transfer amongst other activities involving North-Korean flagged vessels, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan on Friday (25 August).
The ministry said Australia has engaged in monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by the United Nations Security Council resolutions (UNSCRs) using aircraft from Kadena Air Base.
The monitoring and surveillance activities started from late August and will continue to mid-September.
“It will be the twelfth time for such activities to take place since 2018,” the ministry said.
“Japan welcomes these activities from the viewpoint of ensuring effective implementation of the relevant UNSCRs while maintaining the solidarity of the international community for the realisation of North Korea’s dismantlement of all weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles of all ranges in a complete, verifiable, and irreversible manner.”
The ministry added the Japan Coast Guard and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force are also conducting information gathering activities for vessels suspected to be in violation of the UNSCRs, and Japan works closely with related countries.
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Published: 29 August, 2023
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