Identifier
Created
Classification
Origin
09NASSAU528
2009-09-03 18:50:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Nassau
Cable title:
SUBJECT: UAE SEIZES BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL CARRYING NORTH KOREAN ARMS TO IRAN
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C O N F I D E N T I A L NASSAU 000528
STATE FOR WHA/CAR DESK OFFICER JOSLYN MACK-WILSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/03/2019
TAGS: BF ECON PGOV PREL ETRED
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: UAE SEIZES BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL
CARRYING NORTH KOREAN ARMS TO IRAN
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Zuniga-Brown for reasons 1.4(b)
and (d).
C O N F I D E N T I A L NASSAU 000528
STATE FOR WHA/CAR DESK OFFICER JOSLYN MACK-WILSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/03/2019
TAGS: BF ECON PGOV PREL ETRED
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: UAE SEIZES BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL
CARRYING NORTH KOREAN ARMS TO IRAN
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Zuniga-Brown for reasons 1.4(b)
and (d).
1. (C) United Arab Emirates officials seized the
Bahamas-flagged ANL Australia several weeks ago after
discovering various heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled
grenades, onboard. Local media report that the ship was
destined for Iran. The incident puts North Korea and Iran in
direct violation of UN resolution 1974, which bans arms
exports from North Korea. Bahamas Maritime Authority
officials in Nassau said that a call from EconOff was the
first they had heard of the incident and noted that Bahamian
regulations prohibit registered vessels from carrying arms.
2. (U) The seizure highlights the liabilities The Bahamas
faces as the third largest ship registry in the world and the
challenge of ensuring over 1700 flagged vessels maintain full
compliance with international laws.
ZUNIGA-BROWN
STATE FOR WHA/CAR DESK OFFICER JOSLYN MACK-WILSON
E.O. 12958: DECL: 09/03/2019
TAGS: BF ECON PGOV PREL ETRED
SUBJECT: SUBJECT: UAE SEIZES BAHAMAS-REGISTERED VESSEL
CARRYING NORTH KOREAN ARMS TO IRAN
Classified By: Charge d'Affaires, a.i., Zuniga-Brown for reasons 1.4(b)
and (d).
1. (C) United Arab Emirates officials seized the
Bahamas-flagged ANL Australia several weeks ago after
discovering various heavy weapons, including rocket-propelled
grenades, onboard. Local media report that the ship was
destined for Iran. The incident puts North Korea and Iran in
direct violation of UN resolution 1974, which bans arms
exports from North Korea. Bahamas Maritime Authority
officials in Nassau said that a call from EconOff was the
first they had heard of the incident and noted that Bahamian
regulations prohibit registered vessels from carrying arms.
2. (U) The seizure highlights the liabilities The Bahamas
faces as the third largest ship registry in the world and the
challenge of ensuring over 1700 flagged vessels maintain full
compliance with international laws.
ZUNIGA-BROWN