"This f---ing boat"

The Last Voyage of the Pong Su by Age & SMH Podcasts

Oct 7, 201930:22Society & Culture

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, high-reward operation to import a record amount of heroin. Coastal locals have ne...

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