'Ghost Ships' Turn Up Along Japanese Coast, Likely From North Korea
A number of small wooden boats have washed ashore recently, including some with dead bodies on board. The Japan Coast Guard says it is stepping up its patrols to guard against "suspicious boats."
A small wooden boat washed ashore in the Akita prefecture of Japan on Monday. Inside the ghost ship were the bodies of eight people, partially skeletonized.
The Japan Coast Guard said it was working to determine the nationalities of the
