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China-Japan-Koreas
NKor missile components seized while passing thru Panama Cana
2013-07-16

President Ricardo Martinelli tweeted that the ship, which departed Cuba
the peace loving workers paradise beloved by Michael Moore, Sean Penn and other leftist tools
with a cargo of sugar, was housing containers carrying the material. "When we started to unload the shipment of sugar we located containers that we believe to be sophisticated missile equipment, and that is not allowed."
Or so says the poor translation of his tweet from spanish to sloppy-reporter-english.
When detained by the Panamanian government, the North Korean vessel's captain reportedly attempted to commit suicide while a riot broke out amongst the crew.
Tipper provides this link to the BBC version of the story.
Posted by:OldSpook

#6  And CONEXs can hold whatever you put in them, not necessarily what they say on the label. If they weight the proper amount, that's likely all the scrutiny they will receive unless (as in this case) there is a tipoff. Think about that, and the number of those containders that pop into the US daily, som of which are not opened and checked until the get to an "inland port".
Posted by: OldSpook   2013-07-16 16:49  

#5  Skid nailed it - Cuba, is not the original source, but is, as usual, the transhipment point for trouble in this hemisphere.
Posted by: OldSpook   2013-07-16 16:46  

#4  The cargo may not have originated in Cuba.
Easy enough to be a shipment from Iran to Venezuela.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-07-16 13:15  

#3  Where did Cuba get the "suspected sophisticated missile equipment"?
Posted by: Pappy   2013-07-16 10:28  

#2  NKor-Cuba - Missiles - what could possibly go wrong?
Posted by: 3dc   2013-07-16 09:25  

#1  Picture best viewed when rotated.
Consider the leftish, clean side of the container as a view of the roof and the item of interest is stacked on others.

This is a good picture giving comparative diameter, length and derived number of units. Unusual for a random cellphone shot.
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-07-16 04:10  

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