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 never seen anything like it.

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Reporter - Richard Baker (Get in touch: rbaker@theage.com.au )
Executive Producer - Rachael Dexter
Narrative Consultant - Kate Cole-Adams
Consulting Producer - Siobhan McHugh
Music & Composition - Vicki Hansen
Sound design & mixing - John Greenfield
Script translations - Yan Zhuang
Head of Audio - Tom McKendrick

Actors:
Chin Kwang Lee is played by Andy Song
Kiam Fah Teng is played by Anthony Ting
Yau Kim Lam is played by Jason Chong
Casting - Catapult Casting

Additional Audio from: Largo International N.V, World Surf League and Sky News

The poem you heard at the start of this episode is titled ‘Waves’ by South Korean poet Cho Oh-hyun, read by Jason Chong.

Episode one. North Korean cargo ship the Pong Su comes dangerously close to Australia&rsquo;s Great Ocean Road shoreline as part of a high-risk, high-reward operation to import a record amount of heroin. Coastal locals have never seen anything like it.
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The Last Voyage of the Pong Su is brought to you by the newsrooms of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.theage.com.au/">The Age</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smh.com.au/">Sydney Morning Herald.</a> A new episode of this 10-part series drops on Tuesdays.
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Reporter - Richard Baker (Get in touch: <a href="mailto:rbaker@theage.com.au">rbaker@theage.com.au</a> ) Executive Producer - Rachael Dexter Narrative Consultant - Kate Cole-Adams Consulting Producer - Siobhan McHugh Music &amp; Composition - Vicki Hansen Sound design &amp; mixing - John Greenfield Script translations - Yan Zhuang Head of Audio - Tom McKendrick Actors: Chin Kwang Lee is played by Andy Song Kiam Fah Teng is played by Anthony Ting Yau Kim Lam is played by Jason Chong Casting - Catapult Casting
Additional Audio from: Largo International N.V, World Surf League and Sky News The poem you heard at the start of this episode is titled &lsquo;Waves&rsquo; by South Korean poet Cho Oh-hyun, read by Jason Chong.

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.

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.

The Last Voyage of the Pong Su

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 never seen anything like it.

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