Report: Indian coast guard allows detained North Korean ship lo leaveOctober 4th, 2009 Report: Seized NKorean ship allowed to leave IndiaNEW DELHI — India's navy said Sunday that a Pakistan-bound North Korean ship would be allowed to leave Indian waters after a search of the vessel yielded "nothing incriminatory," news reports said. The ship had been detained near Calicut port in southwestern India two days ago after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, Press Trust of India said.
Report: Indian coast guard detains North Korean ship headed to PakistanOctober 4th, 2009 Report: North Korean ship detained in IndiaNEW DELHI — India's coast guard has detained a North Korean ship headed for Pakistan after it dropped anchor in Indian waters without permission, a news agency reported Sunday. It was not immediately clear what cargo the ship was carrying.
UN group formed to monitor North Korea sanctions: USSeptember 14th, 2009 NEW YORK - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has selected a group of highly qualified people to monitor sanctions imposed by the UN Security Council on North Korea, a US official said Monday. The group will become functional in the coming weeks to begin the difficult work of overseeing the implementation of UN sanctions, US Ambassador Susan Rice told reporters.
UAE tells UN it seized ship carrying secret cache of North Korea arms intended for IranAugust 29th, 2009 UAE reports ship seizure with NKorea arms for IranUNITED NATIONS — The United Arab Emirates has seized a cargo ship earlier this month bound for Iran with a cache of banned arms from North Korea, the first such seizure since sanctions against North Korea were ramped up, diplomats and officials told The Associated Press on Friday. The seizure was carried out in accordance with tough new U.N.
North Korea frees 4 South Korean fishermen and their boatAugust 29th, 2009 North Korea frees 4 South Korean fishermenSEOUL, South Korea — North Korea freed four South Korean fishermen and their boat on Saturday, an official said, the latest in a string of goodwill gestures that indicate Pyongyang's desire to patch up relations with Seoul. North Korean authorities handed over the fishermen and their boat to Coast Guard officials at the Koreas' shared eastern border, said Kim Tae-jong, a Coast Guard spokesman at the eastern port of Sokcho, 130 miles (210 kilometers) east of Seoul.
North Korea says it will free 4 South Korean fishermen in latest sign of easing tensionsAugust 28th, 2009 NKorea to free SKorean fishermen as tensions easeSEOUL, South Korea — Four South Korean fishermen held by North Korea after their boat strayed into northern waters will be released, and families divided for decades after the Korean War will get a rare chance to meet next month — the latest signs tensions are easing on the divided Korean peninsula. North Korea announced Friday it would hand over the fishermen and their boat to South Korean authorities across the eastern sea border on Saturday afternoon, Seoul's Unification Ministry spokesman Chun Hae-sung said.
Source: Suspected N. Korean weapons ship changes course after days under eye of US NavyJune 30th, 2009 Source: North Korean ship now going the other wayWASHINGTON — A U.S. official says a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back the way it came, after being tracked for days by American vessels on suspicion it was carrying illicit weapons.
Source: Suspected NKorean weapons ship changes course after days under eye of US NavyJune 30th, 2009 Source: NKorean ship headed back to northWASHINGTON — U.S. officials said Tuesday that a North Korean ship has turned around and is headed back toward the north where it came from, after being tracked for more than a week by American Navy vessels on suspicion of carrying illegal weapons.
UN ambassador says US keeping close tabs on suspected North Korean arms shipJune 28th, 2009 UN ambassador: US closely monitoring NKorean shipWASHINGTON — The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says the U.S.
Pentagon: No decision yet whether to contact, request boarding of North Korean shipJune 24th, 2009 Pentagon: No decision yet on North Korean shipWASHINGTON — The U.S. and its allies have not decided whether to contact and request inspection of a suspected North Korean arms ship that the U.S.
NKorean ship appears to be heading to Myanmar carrying small weapons, official saysJune 22nd, 2009 Official: NKorean ship carrying weapons to MyanmarSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N. resolution, a South Korean intelligence official said.
N. Korean ship appears to be heading to Myanmar carrying small weapons, official saysJune 22nd, 2009 Official: N. Korea ship carries weapons to MyanmarSEOUL, South Korea — A North Korean-flagged ship under close watch in Asian waters is believed to be heading toward Myanmar carrying small arms cargo banned under a new U.N.
McCain says US should board NKorean ship if evidence points to a cargo of elicit materialsJune 21st, 2009 McCain favors boarding NKorean shipWASHINGTON — Sen. John McCain says the U.S.
US tracking North Korean ship suspected of carrying nukes, missilesJune 19th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US military is tracking a flagged North Korean ship suspected of proliferating weapons material, in violation of a UN Security Council resolution passed last Friday. A ship named Kang Nam left a port in North Korea on Wednesday, and could be carrying missile parts or nuclear materials.
North Korea threatens to launch strikes against South KoreaMay 27th, 2009 SEOUL - North Korea on Wednesday threatened to launch military strikes against South Korea if any of its ships were stopped or searched as part of an American-led operation to intercept vessels suspected of carrying weapons of mass destruction. "We consider this a declaration of war against us," an unidentified North Korean military spokesman said Wednesday in a statement carried by the North's official news agency KCNA.
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