Panama seizes North Korean ship

[naaman fletcher]

3. sounds like Cuba:

In a report sent to subscribers Tuesday, Lloyd's List Intelligence said the ship's last known port call was in Vostochnyy, Russia. It departed April 12 with a stated destination of Havana, traveled west of Japan and then across the Pacific to arrive in Balboa, Panama, on May 31.

It crossed through the Panama Canal the following day.

"And then we lose track of it, there's no AIS information," said Daryl Williamson, director of maritime data at Lloyd's List Intelligence in London, referring to the Automatic Identification System of tracking maritime traffic using on-board transponders.

"What's been said by the Panamanian authorities is consistent with the observations, but we haven't been able to verify by 'eyes-on' the arrival in Cuba," he added.

There was no confirmation of its arrival in Havana. The ship then popped up again in Cristobal, Panama, on July 12.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/16/panama-north-korean-ship/2520109/