Kang Gye appears on the OFAC SDN list, the French national asset-freeze register and the EU list of designated vessels under DPRK, ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze. Verify at OFAC.
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Kang Gye
Cargo ship · North Korea · built 1984
In short
Kang Gye (Cargo ship, North Korea flag) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on 3 sanctions lists (details below).
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Flag
- North Korea
- Year built
- 1984
- Gross tonnage
- 6,582
- Size (length × beam)
- 131 m × 18 m
- Registered owner
- —
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- Name
- Kang Gye
- IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?
- 8829593
- MMSIWhat is an MMSI?
- —
- Call signWhat is a call sign?
- —
- Flag
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117073640$3716BB16-5330-4B4C-96B5-E000920C5122 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.North Korea
- Vessel type
- Cargo ship
- Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight
- 6,582
- Deadweight (DWT)
- Source: Wikidata, record Q117073640. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.9,589 t
- Length overall
- 131 m
- Beam
- 18 m
- Year built
- 1984
North KoreaA 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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No owner, operator or manager is recorded for this vessel yet.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Listed on the EU designated vessels (Official Journal) (DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| PI RUY GANG | Name on a sanctions list | — | OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list |
| PI RYU GANG | Name on a sanctions list | — | EU designated vessels (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII; Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV) |
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: OFAC Specially Designated Nationals list. Licence: US Government public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).
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.
Sanctions listings
Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Voydar tracks, current and past.
| List | Programme | Listed as | Listed | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU designated vessels (Official Journal) | DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze | PI RYU GANG | Jun 21, 2017 | In force |
| OFAC SDN list (US) | DPRK | PI RUY GANG | not published by the list | In force |
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 Kang Gye now?
- Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Kang Gye in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
- What kind of ship is Kang Gye?
- Kang Gye is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1984. The vessel is 131 m long with a beam of 18 m and has a gross tonnage of 6,582.
- What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Kang Gye?
- Kang Gye appears on the OFAC SDN list, the French national asset-freeze register and the EU list of designated vessels under DPRK, ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze. No matched inspection records are displayed for Kang Gye. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.
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