On board the seized North Korean ship – in pictures

Wednesday, 17 Jul 2013

Panama has called in the UN after the Chong Chon Gang was caught carrying arms from Cuba. About 350 police and border patrol officials have been combing through the ship

Gallery

Weapon Ship: Panama seizes North Korean ship carrying weapons — Panamanian government officials inspect a container on board the North Korean flagged ship Chong Chon Gang Photograph: ZUMA/Rex Features

Weapon Ship: Chong Chong Gang — Suspected weaponry found inside the Cuban-loaded ship Photograph: Arnulfo Franco/AP

Weapon Ship: North Korean flagged ship Chong Chon Gang — Portraits of Kim Jong-il and Kim Il-sung are hung on the walls of the cabins Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Reuters

Weapon Ship: North Korean flagged ship docked at the Manzanillo Container Terminal — Taking a peek in the funnel, a worker inspects the Chong Chon Gang as it is docked at the Manzanillo container terminal in Colon City Photograph: Carlos Jasso/Reuters

Weapon Ship: Panama seizes North Korean ship — Panamanian president Ricardo Martinelli, right, takes a look for himself Photograph: ZUMA/Rex Features

Wednesday, 17 Jul 2013

The GuardianTramp

Related Content

Panama finds weapons on North Korean ship leaving Cuba – video

Panama has seized a North Korean cargo ship that was carrying arms from Cuba concealed under a shipment of brown sugar

17, Jul, 2013 @3:21 AM

Panama seizes North Korean ship carrying weapons

Vessel's captain attempted suicide after it was stopped near the Panama Canal and undeclared weapons were found on board

Haroon Siddique and agencies

16, Jul, 2013 @3:01 PM

US navy helps injured North Korean sailors after pirate attack

It has taken half a century, but North Korea and the United States have finally found a common enemy: the pirates prowling the waters off the coast of east Africa.

Jonathan Watts, East Asia correspondent

03, Nov, 2007 @11:45 PM

North Korean plane carrying smuggled arms seized in Thailand

Five held in Bangkok over 35-tonne cargo which included rocket launchers, grenades and missiles

Simon Tisdall

13, Dec, 2009 @5:36 PM

US seizes North Korean ship taking missiles to Yemen

A North Korean ship carrying a dozen concealed Scud missiles was intercepted in the Arabian Sea yesterday, US officials said.

Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington

11, Dec, 2002 @2:53 AM

North Korean hair cuts – in pictures

From the colleges of Pyongyang to a barber shop in Gunnersbury, there's been a lot of talk about Kim Jong-un's hairstyle recently. They may not be forced to copy their leader, but what are the customs for the coiffures of ordinary citizens?

24, Apr, 2014 @4:00 AM

North Korea threatens retaliation over ship searches

Government follows up nuclear test by threatening 'immediate, strong military measures' if US-led interceptions go ahead

Associated Press

27, May, 2009 @5:12 AM

Japan bans all trade with North Korea

· Angry Tokyo closes ports to ships in unilateral move
· Pyongyang threatens US with new nuclear test

Ewen MacAskill and Jonathan Watts in Beijing

11, Oct, 2006 @11:17 PM

John Swenson-Wright: a North Korean breakthrough

John Swenson-Wright: Hopes are high for progress on disabling Pyongyang's nuclear programme after the hard work of a US diplomat

John Swenson-Wright

10, Oct, 2008 @9:00 PM

Leader: North Korean peril

The US must not act unilaterally.

Leader

12, Jan, 2003 @1:31 AM