Where is Woory Star now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Woory Star in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Woory Star?

Woory Star is a ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1984. The vessel is 89 m long with a beam of 15 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,154.

Sanctioned vessel

Woory Star appears on the French national asset-freeze register, the UK Sanctions List, the OFAC SDN list and the EU list of designated vessels under ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK4, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Seizure. Verify at DG Trésor.

Every vessel on:French national asset-freeze register UK Sanctions List OFAC SDN list EU list of designated vessels

Woory Star

ship · North Korea · built 1984

IMO8408595No AIS position on record

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In short

Woory Star (ship, North Korea flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on 4 sanctions lists (details below).

Vessel type: ship
Flag: North Korea
Year built: 1984
Gross tonnage: 3,154
Size (length × beam): 89 m × 15 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

No AIS position on record for this vessel. Identity and particulars are below.

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Identity & particulars

Name: Woory Star
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8408595
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q122800426$C57EB6AD-A84C-43C1-95FF-0B8DE7769D66 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.North Korea
Vessel type: ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 3,154
Length overall: 89 m
Beam: 15 m
Year built: 1984

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

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Owner or operator (sanctions listing): Phyongchon Shipping & Marine(not linked to a company record)
Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · reported · confidence 0.7 · retrieved Oct 4, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Mar 30, 2018	Listed on the UK Sanctions List (Democratic People's Republic of Korea)	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
Mar 30, 2018	Listed on the EU designated vessels (Official Journal) (DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Seizure)	EU designated vessels (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII; Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV)

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
Polaris No.9	Name on a sanctions list	—	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
Stella Polaris	Name on a sanctions list	—	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)
Tamnda	Name on a sanctions list	—	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.

Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL v3.

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Voydar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
UK Sanctions List	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	Woory Star	Mar 30, 2018	In force
EU designated vessels (Official Journal)	DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Seizure	WOORY STAR	Mar 30, 2018	In force
OFAC SDN list (US)	DPRK4	WOORY STAR	not published by the list	In force

Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL v3.

Source: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XLII, and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, Annex XIV (Official Journal of the European Union); list compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority. Licence: EU legislation (Official Journal): reuse "for commercial or non-commercial purposes" (Decision 2011/833/EU); facts.

Source: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

Frequently asked questions

Where is Woory Star now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Woory Star in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Woory Star?: Woory Star is a ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1984. The vessel is 89 m long with a beam of 15 m and has a gross tonnage of 3,154.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Woory Star?: Woory Star appears on the French national asset-freeze register, the UK Sanctions List, the OFAC SDN list and the EU list of designated vessels under ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, Democratic People's Republic of Korea, DPRK4, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Seizure. No matched inspection records are displayed for Woory Star. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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