• Home
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • POWER HOUSE
    • MUSIC / VIDEOS
    • MOVIES / TV
  • LIVE
  • Contact Us
Facebook Twitter Instagram
Trending
  • Rihanna, A$AP Rocky attend ‘Iconic’ Beenie Man show in Barbados
  • Beenie Man injures ankle in bike crash — source
  • Will Smith Says He ‘Understands’ If Moviegoers Aren’t Ready to Watch New Film After Oscars Slap
  • Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars
  • Drake Gifts DJ Khaled with Toilets
  • Soca Invasion Brings Caribbean Culture to Ghana in January
  • SVG days away from exporting first legal shipment of medicinal cannabis
  • Protect yourself and use condom properly- AIDS Secretariat
Magic 103.7
  • Home
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
    • POWER HOUSE
    • MUSIC / VIDEOS
    • MOVIES / TV
  • LIVE
  • Contact Us
Magic 103.7
Home»News»Skeletons found on ‘ghost ship’ washed up in Japan
News

Skeletons found on ‘ghost ship’ washed up in Japan

By Magic 103.7November 28, 2017Updated:January 16, 2018No Comments1 Min Read
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Telegram Tumblr Email

Japanese authorities are trying to identify eight people whose badly decomposed remains were found on a wooden boat that washed up on a beach.

The discovery took place in the northern Akita prefecture.

It comes days after a group of men claiming to be North Korean fishermen washed onshore in the same area.

Crew-less boats or vessels with bodies on board, known as “ghost ships” and thought to be North Korean fishing boats, regularly wash up in Japan.

They have usually been found on the western coast, which faces North Korea.

In the latest incident, Japanese broadcaster NHK said the boat, measuring about 7m (23ft) long, was found on a beach near Oga city on Sunday. The vessel was missing a rotor blade and navigational devices.

On Monday officials found the remains of eight people, some reduced to bones, while inspecting the boat.

Kyodo news agency reported that the coast guard suspected the boat and its occupants had come from North Korea.

The discovery is the latest in a string of similar incidents. On Friday, a wooden boat carrying eight men – alive and in reasonably good health – washed up at Yurihonjo city.

Source: BBC News

Ghost Ships Japan
Share. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp Reddit Pinterest LinkedIn Telegram Tumblr Email
Previous ArticleKendrick Lamar’s ‘DAMN.’ Named Best Album of 2017 by Rolling Stone
Next Article US Gun Background Checks hit new record on Black Friday

Related Posts

North and South Korean Leaders Have Historic Meeting

April 27, 2018

North Korea fires projectile over Japan

August 29, 2017

North Korea Claims Test of Intercontinental Missile

July 4, 2017

Comments are closed.

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Listen To Magic 103.7 Live

Trending

Rihanna, A$AP Rocky attend ‘Iconic’ Beenie Man show in Barbados

November 29, 2022

Beenie Man injures ankle in bike crash — source

November 29, 2022

Will Smith Says He ‘Understands’ If Moviegoers Aren’t Ready to Watch New Film After Oscars Slap

November 29, 2022

Will Smith says bottled rage led him to slap Chris Rock at the Oscars

November 29, 2022

Drake Gifts DJ Khaled with Toilets

November 29, 2022
Magic 103.7 - Today's Music Yesterday's Hits
Today’s Music Yesterday’s Hits
Follow Us
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Popular This Week

Rihanna, A$AP Rocky attend ‘Iconic’ Beenie Man show in Barbados

November 29, 2022

Beenie Man injures ankle in bike crash — source

November 29, 2022
Copyright © Magic 103.7 | Designed by Delano Maloney Designs
  • Privacy Policy
  • Contact Us
  • Subscribe

Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.