United Nations Sanctions North Korean Ship for Fuel Transfer at Sea

United Nations Sanctions North Korean Ship for Fuel Transfer at Sea
NEW YORK, NY - DEC. 22: Members of the United Nations Security Council vote to impose new sanctions on North Korea on December 22, 2017 in New York City. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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The United Nations has blacklisted a North Korean ship for receiving oil in an October transfer that breached U.N. sanctions, as first revealed by Reuters.

Reuters in December reported that Russian tankers had supplied fuel to North Korea, which relies on imported fuel to keep its struggling economy functioning, by transferring cargoes at sea.