Japan Coast Guard: more than 10 crew from N. Korean ship rescued


Reuters | Tokyo | Updated: 07-10-2019 10:01 IST | Created: 07-10-2019 09:56 IST
Japan Coast Guard: more than 10 crew from N. Korean ship rescued
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Japan's Coast Guard said on Monday more than 10 crew members of the North Korean fishing vessel involved in an accident with a Japanese patrol boat were rescued.

The Coast Guard earlier said about 20 of the North Korean ship's crew were adrift in the Sea of Japan following the accident, which happened 350 km (217 miles) northwest of Noto peninsula, central Japan, at around 9:10 a.m. (0010 GMT).

 

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