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Dai Hong Dan
ship · North Korea
Current position
No live position received yet. Identity and particulars below.
Identity & particulars
- Name
- Dai Hong Dan
- IMO number
- 7944695
- MMSI
- —
- Call sign
- —
- Flag
- 🇰🇵 North Korea
- Vessel type
- ship
- Gross tonnage
- 6,390
- Deadweight (DWT)
- —
- Length overall
- 131 m
- Beam
- —
- Year built
- 1978
- Builder
- —
- Registered owner
- —
- Operator
- —
Particulars are enriched from public sources as they become available. Position & identity are derived live from AIS.
About Dai Hong Dan
On the evening of 29 October 2007, seven Somali pirates hijacked the North Korean cargo ship MV Dai Hong Dan (Korean: 대홍단호) in the Indian Ocean, approximately 110 kilometres (70 miles; 60 nautical miles) northeast of the Somali capital, Mogadishu. The Dai Hong Dan, with a crew of 22 sailors, had departed Mogadishu earlier that day after unloading a shipment of sugar with the help of locals, including the pirates. The pirates gained permission to board the ship under the pretense of being Somali security personnel. They subsequently confined the crew to the steering and engine rooms at gunpoint and demanded a ransom of US$15,000 for their release. The following day, a US naval vessel, the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS James E. Williams, responded to a distress signal sent out by the Dai Hong Dan.
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Dai Hong Dan now?
- Dai Hong Dan has not transmitted a live position recently. Its identity and particulars are kept on this page, and its position will appear here the moment it is detected on AIS again.
- What kind of ship is Dai Hong Dan?
- Dai Hong Dan is a ship sailing under the flag of North Korea, built in 1978. The vessel is 131 m long and has a gross tonnage of 6,390.
- Has Dai Hong Dan been detained or sanctioned?
- Dai Hong Dan appears on the OFAC SDN sanctions list under DPRK.