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Grounding off Primorye

On Feb 4, 2019, at 2 a.m. the "Lucky Star 8" ran aground in the Olga Bay (Primorye region) in pos 43°42'5 W 135°14'9 E in the Sea of ​​Japan with a crew of 14 on board, among them five Chinese and nine Vietnamese. Weather on scene was Northwest wind of 15 m/s and wave heights of 0.5 meters. Once the weather improves, an attempt will be made to refloat the ship with the help of the port tug "Barkhat 1 (IMO: 8728921).

Master of cargo ship detained after call at North Korean port

The Chinese master of the "Lucky Star 8" was detained in Rumoi for not declaring a previous call to a North Korean port. The vessel falsely claimed to have visited a Chinese port between January 29 and February 1, when it was really in the DPRK’s eastern port of Taean. The vessel docked in Rumoi on Mar 27, 2016, and sailed on Apr 4, bound for Dalian. All North Korean vessels are banned from docking at Japanese ports, and third-country ships that previously visited North Korea are banned from Japan.