The United Nations Security Council has lifted sanctions on five ships that were blacklisted in March for ties to North Korea’s arms trade.
The ships were among 31 vessels sanctioned on March 2 because they were linked to Ocean Maritime Management (OMM), a North Korean shipping firm known to transport arms and other illicit goods.
The Security Council sanctions committee for North Korea has now decided the five vessels “are not economic resources controlled or operated by Ocean Maritime Management Company, Limited and therefore not subject to the asset freeze.”
The ships removed from the blacklist are Dawnlight, Every Bright, Gold Star 3, Orion Star and South Hill 5.
