7 bodies found in capsized wooden boat likely from N. Korea

Police said Tuesday that seven bodies have been found in a capsized wooden boat washed ashore in Ishikawa Prefecture, as vessels believed to be from North Korea continue to turn up on the Sea of Japan coastline.The 16-meter-long boat was found in Kanazawa last Wednesday. The bodies of seven men, lying inside small rooms inside the boat, were largely decayed, the police said.The police also found a badge bearing a portrait of late North Korean leaders Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il and a cigarette box with Hangul letters. A search of the boat had been delayed by bad weather.Last Wednesday, the …READ FULL ARTICLE