Pacific countries to weed out fake vessels from North Korea

Pacific countries fear that North Korea is using their flags to circumvent international sanctions and are now tackling the problem, after Fiji captured 20 ships sailing falsely under its flag.
Photo: David Guttenfelder/POLFOTO/AP/arkiv
Photo: David Guttenfelder/POLFOTO/AP/arkiv

Pacific countries are hunting for vessels sailing under a fake flag in order to hide that they are controlled by the North Korean regime.

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