Man Gyong Bong 92
Man Gyong Bong 92 at Wonsan in 2010 | |
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Man Gyong Bong 92 |
| Owner | Daizin Shipping Co. |
| Port of registry | Wonsan, North Korea |
| Route | Wonsan-Niigata (until 2006), Rason-Mount Kumgang (2011) |
| Builder | Chongjin Shipyard |
| Launched | 1992 |
| Out of service | 2013 |
| Identification |
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| Status | Laid-up, anchored in Wonsan |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Ro-Ro/passenger ship |
| Tonnage | |
| Length | 126.1 m (413 ft 9 in) |
| Beam | 20.5 m (67 ft 3 in) |
| Speed | 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph) |
| Capacity | 350 passengers and 1,000 tons of cargo |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 만경봉 92호 |
| Hanja | 萬景峰 92號 |
| RR | Mangyeongbong 92ho |
| MR | Man'gyŏngbong 92ho |
Man Gyong Bong 92 is a cargo-passenger ferry, named after a hill near Pyongyang. The ferry was built in 1992 with funds from Chongryon, the pro-North Korean General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, and was used to transport passengers and cargo between North Korea and Japan. These voyages continued until 2006 when Japan banned North Korean ships from its waters. In 2011 the ship trialed a route between Rason and Mount Kumgang. In 2018, the ship carried a 140 person delegation, as well as an art troupe, for the 2018 Winter Olympics and docked in Mukho port.