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The Last Voyage of the Pong Su
A North Korean dictator, bags of heroin, drug lords, spooks, sailors, Australian cops and a web of lies: Come aboard The Last Voyage of The Pong Su.
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17 episodes
Introducing: Trial by Water
From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked u...
The double agent
Special bonus episode. A human source risks his life by becoming a double agent. His existence and his crucial role in helping police know w...
Pong Su extra: Taking the helm of the Pong Su
Nicholas Martin had a very important role in the Pong Su story, but it's one he's never talked publicly about until now. Nicholas was a navy...
Pong Su extra: Mission planning with the SAS
In episode 5 of 'The Last Voyage of the Pong Su', we hear from Ben Pronk and Tim Curtis - two men who were part of the Special Air Service R...
Reckoning
Episode 10. After 16 years, the truth finally emerges about the tight bond between three of the key players in the heroin import and their t...
The most free they’d ever be
Episode 9. Nerves are frayed on all sides as a marathon courtroom case concludes. The Australian government plans for a spectacular end to t...
The defector's choice
Episode 8. Australian prosecutors travel to Seoul to meet North Korean defectors as they try to understand the power structure on board the...
You need a lawyer
Episode 7. The legal battle begins to save the Pong Su crew and a special relationship builds between a suburban Melbourne solicitor and a m...
Hidden forces
Episode 6. Was Kim Jong Il''s secretive money-making agency behind the Pong Su heroin importation? A high-profile North Korean defector spea...
Hot pursuit
Episode 5. A dramatic chase at sea unfolds to stop a fleeing Pong Su. The North Korean crew fears the worst for their Master after they are...
"Do you believe in luck?"
Episode four. Tension among the Asian crime syndicate members is at breaking point, while Australian police keep finding their best laid pla...
Going fishing
Episode three. Secretly bugged conversations give Australian police clues about the immense scale of the heroin import. On board the Pong Su...
Master Sun's big gamble
Episode two. Pong Su skipper Song Man Sun embarks on his final journey before retirement, while Australian police get a big break as they co...
"This f---ing boat"
Episode one. North Korean cargo ship the Pong Su comes dangerously close to Australia's Great Ocean Road shoreline as part of a high-risk, h...
Trailer: The Last Voyage of the Pong Su
Launching Tuesday, October 8 - Richard Baker investigates the final journey of the Pong Su in a new podcast from The Age & Sydney Morning He...
Coming soon: The Last Voyage of the Pong Su
When a dead body and bags of heroin washed up on the southern coast of Australia, a dark tale began to unfold... Richard Baker investigates...