🇰🇷 South Korea
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4 of the 391 vessels our AIS feed observed within 25 nm of Busan between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026 broadcast an IMO number that is on the OFAC, EU, UK or UN sanctions list today. The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.
| Vessel | IMO | Listed by | Seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| VOYAGER | 9843560 | OFAC (since 10 Jan 2025) · EU · UK | 30 Jul 2026 |
| AKVILON listed as HS GLORY |
9249087 | OFAC (since 18 Jan 2024) · UK | 24 Jun 2026 |
| MAGNOLIYA listed as KHALASI |
9293997 | EU · UK | 7 Jun 2026 – 9 Jun 2026 |
| KAZAN | 9258002 | OFAC (since 16 Nov 2023) · EU · UK | 30 May 2026 |
The IMO is the one the ship broadcasts over AIS, a listing may postdate the sighting, and a sighting includes anchorages and canal or strait queues, so it is not proof of a port call. Open a vessel for its full screening record.
Not listed
Busan is not inside any Joint War Committee listed area (circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026).
Source: Joint War Committee circular JWLA-035, 16 September 2026 (LMA/IUA), JWC Listed Areas for hull war, piracy, terrorism and related perils.
Between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026, ArcNautical's AIS feed observed 391 distinct vessels at Busan, with Cargo making up 46% of those with a ship-type code — lower than the Pacific Ocean regional average of 52%. Voyages from Busan in South Korea cross the world's largest ocean basin, where route optimisation and weather routing have significant financial implications — a single transpacific crossing can consume hundreds of tonnes of fuel, and a one-knot speed variation over a 12-day voyage materially affects both cost and schedule. The western Pacific generates more tropical cyclones than any other basin (≈26 named storms annually), with typhoon season June–November producing winds above 150 knots and waves exceeding 15 metres. North Korea sanctions enforcement is a significant compliance concern: UN Security Council resolutions prohibit ship-to-ship transfers to DPRK vessels, and dark-activity (AIS disablement) is a common evasion signal in the East China Sea and Yellow Sea.
Routed sea distances from Busan to the principal global hubs, computed by ArcNautical's routing engine — around land and through the canals a ship actually uses, not great-circle.
Our AIS feed observed 391 distinct vessels at Busan between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026; 274 carry a confirmed AIS ship-type code. The most common categories:
The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.
Busan falls under the Tokyo MoU. The Tokyo Memorandum of Understanding (Asia-Pacific) maintains the most active publicly-available regional PSC programme. Across the last 24 months, the Tokyo MoU detention dataset records 5,577 distinct vessel detentions (sourced from OpenSanctions, as of 2026-10-04). Vessel-level detention probability is computed by ArcNautical using flag performance, vessel age, deficiency history, and ownership opacity.
The last 10 vessels our AIS feed recorded arriving between 29 Apr 2026 and 5 Aug 2026:
| Arrived | Vessel | Flag | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 115DAE JIN | 🇰🇷 KR | Fishing |
| 2026-07-31 | 7 SUN YEONG | 🇰🇷 KR | Tanker |
| 2026-07-31 | SINICA GRAECA | 🇲🇭 MH | Cargo |
| 2026-07-31 | YEON CHANG HO | 🇰🇷 KR | Fishing |
| 2026-07-31 | 202YEONCHANG | 🇰🇷 KR | Fishing |
| 2026-07-31 | SONGRIM HO | 🇰🇷 KR | Tanker |
| 2026-07-31 | 13DAESIN | 🇰🇷 KR | Tanker |
| 2026-07-31 | LC ROCHEFORT | 🇱🇷 LR | Cargo |
| 2026-07-31 | TEST | Cargo | |
| 2026-07-31 | GOLDEN WINGS | 🇰🇷 KR | Tanker |
The feed has delivered no positions since 5 Aug 2026, so these figures will not change until it resumes.
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