Vessels · IMO 8791667

WAN HENG 11

On 2 sanctions listsIMO 8791667

As of 7 November 2026, WAN HENG 11 (IMO 8791667) is listed by the EU and the UK.Lists last checked 2026-11-07 21:01 UTC.

EU port ban
● Listed
on the EU vessel list
UK
● Listed
UK Sanctions List
Switzerland
○ No
not listed
US
○ No
not listed
UN
○ No
not listed

This vessel is listed under a sanctions programme. Chartering, loading, bunkering, insuring, financing or otherwise dealing with it may be prohibited for persons bound by the listing authority's rules. Pause any business involving the ship until a qualified review has cleared it.

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What the listing means in practice

For charterers and traders, insurers, ports and banks — per authority that lists this ship. Plain-English summaries of the legal texts; the texts prevail.

European Union — binds: Anyone in the EU, EU nationals and EU companies anywhere, and any business done wholly or partly in the EU.

Charterers, traders: Buying, selling, chartering, operating or crewing the ship, ship-to-ship transfers with it and using its services are prohibited.
Insurers: Financing and financial assistance — including insurance and reinsurance — and brokering for the ship are prohibited.
Ports: No access to EU ports, anchorages or locks; no bunkering, supplies, crew changes or cargo handling; no EU flag registration. Narrow exceptions (emergency, safety, humanitarian).
Banks, payments: Not an asset freeze in itself, but financing and payments for prohibited services are caught. A freeze applies if a listed person owns the ship.

United Kingdom — binds: Anyone in the UK or its waters, and UK nationals and UK companies anywhere. Each listing states which ship measures apply.

Charterers, traders: Chartering or operating a specified ship, and services for its purchase, sale or transfer, are offences (since 20 May 2026).
Insurers: Providing financial services or funds — including insurance and reinsurance — and brokering for a specified ship is an offence.
Ports: No UK port access; port, movement and detention directions possible; UK registration refused or terminated.
Banks, payments: Not an asset freeze in itself, but financial services for the ship are prohibited. If a designated person owns it, it is frozen.

Listing timeline

30 Mar 2018
European Union — vessel designations (port and services ban)
Listed as WAN HENG 11 · North Korea — de-registration + port entry ban (Reg. 2017/1509)
30 Mar 2018
United Kingdom — UK Sanctions List
Listed as Wan Heng 11 · The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Programmes: North Korea — de-registration + port entry ban (Reg. 2017/1509); The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019

Names, flags and identity

Names in the lists: WAN HENG 11
Flag: North Korea — earlier: Belize
IMO number: 8791667 — stays the same through renaming and reflagging

More about this ship

Search GUR “War & Sanctions” for IMO 8791667 ↗ — Ukrainian defence intelligence: photos, owners and movements (not an official sanctions list)
Other listed ships under the North Korea flag →
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Legal sources

EUR-Lex: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Art. 3s, Art. 13, Annex XLII (consolidated) (24 Jul 2026).
legislation.gov.uk: Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, Part 6 Ships (regs 57–57I).
legislation.gov.uk: Russia (Sanctions) Regulations 2019, reg 46AA (services relating to specified ships) (in force 20 May 2026).