Where is Chong Bong now?

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

What kind of ship is Chong Bong?

Chong Bong is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1989. The vessel is 96 m long with a beam of 18 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,506.

Sanctioned vessel

Chong Bong appears on the French national asset-freeze register, the OFAC SDN list and the EU list of designated vessels under ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, DPRK3, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze. Verify at DG Trésor.

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Chong Bong

Cargo ship · North Korea · built 1989

IMO8909575No AIS position on record

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In short

Chong Bong (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: 1989
Gross tonnage: 5,506
Size (length × beam): 96 m × 18 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Chong Bong
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 8909575
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: Source: Wikidata, record Q117076952$5C4A73C4-CE99-4AE0-A25C-21AB000792B5 P8047. Added to Voydar on September 29, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.North Korea
Vessel type: Cargo ship
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 5,506
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q117076952. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.6,839 t
Length overall: 96 m
Beam: 18 m
Year built: 1989

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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
Jun 21, 2017	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
GREENLIGHT	Former name	—	EU designated vessels (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII; Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV)
BLUE NOUVELLE	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: 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	BLUE NOUVELLE	Jun 21, 2017	In force
OFAC SDN list (US)	DPRK3	CHONG BONG	not published by the list	In force

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

Frequently asked questions

Where is Chong Bong now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Chong Bong in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Chong Bong?: Chong Bong is a cargo ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1989. The vessel is 96 m long with a beam of 18 m and has a gross tonnage of 5,506.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Chong Bong?: Chong Bong appears on the French national asset-freeze register, the OFAC SDN list and the EU list of designated vessels under ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509, DPRK3, DPRK (Reg. 2017/1509; UN 1718): Asset freeze. No matched inspection records are displayed for Chong Bong. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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