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SINGAPORE: Singapore's maritime and port authority said on Thursday it has not received any information that a North Korean ship being tracked by the US military had requested to dock in the city-state.
Since it left the western North Korean port of Nampo on June 17, the Kang Nam 1 has been shadowed by a US Navy destroyer under UN sanctions on suspicion of carrying missiles or related parts.
South Korea's YTN television news channel, citing an unnamed intelligence source, has said the 2,000-tonne ship was heading for Myanmar via Singapore.
"The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has not been informed of any intention by Kang Nam 1 to call at the Port of Singapore," the authority said in a statement.
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said last week that the government will take action if it is true that the vessel is carrying materials banned under UN sanctions.
"Singapore takes seriously the non-proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD), their means of delivery and related materials," the foreign ministry said.
"If the allegation is true, Singapore will act appropriately."
Media reports had said the ship might make a stop in Singapore to refuel.
- AFP/yt
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