The men were aboard a wooden fishing boat drifting off northern Japan
Two men claiming to be from North Korea were found aboard a wooden fishing boat drifting off northern Japan and have been detained, an official said on Monday.
The wooden vessel was spotted some 1.5km in waters off Fukaura, Aomori prefecture, in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, according to the Japanese coastguard official.
“The two men said they were from North Korea and their vessel was drifting due to engine trouble,” the official said.
