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North and South Korean warships exchange fire

Seoul, Nov 10 (DPA) Warships belonging to North and South Korea clashed off their west coasts Tuesday, a spokesman for the defence ministry in Seoul said, adding that it remained unclear whether there were any casualties.

A North Korean patrol ship crossed the Northern Limit Line, the countries’ disputed maritime border in the Yellow Sea, prompting [...]

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North, South Korea exchange fire in Yellow Sea

London, Nov.10 (ANI): Navies of North and South Korea have exchanged fire in waters off the west coast of the two countries, Sky News reports.

A South Korean warship shot at a navy vessel from the North that crossed the disputed border in the Yellow Sea, a South Korean military officer said.

The North’s ship then shot [...]

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N. Korean vessel detained off Kerala coast

Vadakara (Kozhikode), Oct 4 (ANI): A North Korean ship, Hyang Ro, has been detained by the Indian Navy and the Coast Guard off the coast of Kerala at Vadakara in Kozhikode district.

According to a Navy spokesperson, a North Korean ship was detained [...]

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US refuses to comment about India detaining North Korean ship

Washington, Aug 14 (ANI): The Coordinator for Implementation of UN Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 1874, Ambassador Philip Goldberg said on Friday that New Delhi might have acted under international and domestic law in detaining the North Korean ship MV Mu San.

Goldberg was speaking with reporters at a special State Department briefing.

“We’ve gotten some of the [...]

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Seized North Korean ship moved to Andhra Coast for interrogation

New Delhi, Aug 12 (ANI): The seized North Korean ship MV Mu San is being brought to Kakinada port in Andhra Pradesh where central security agencies and nuclear scientists will carry out an extensive search of the vessel.

The MV Mu San was intercepted off the Andaman [...]

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Detained North Korean ship’s China voyages under scanner

Port Blair, Aug 9 (ANI): Investigation by Integrated Command of Andaman and Nicobar Island’s officials have revealed that the detained suspicious North Korean Ship MV Mu San made several voyages to China without maintaining proper records.

North Korea, now facing sanctions for allegedly building nuclear arms, has been a beneficiary of Chinese material and research.

The [...]

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Naval Chief says investigation of North Korean ship is going on

New Delhi, Aug 8 (ANI): Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Sureesh Mehta, said on Saturday that there was nothing to panic and the investigation of crewmembers of the North Korean ship detained by the Coast Guard near Andaman and Nicobar is lands is still going on.

Admiral Mehta clarified that no suspicious thing has been found [...]

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North Korean ship had no business to be in Indian waters: Sureesh Mehta

New Delhi/Port Blair, Aug.8 (ANI): India on Saturday said that the North Korean cargo ship, which illegally entered its territorial waters, had “no business” to be there even as its captain today claim to have done so following [...]

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Coast guard detains suspicious North Korean ship in Andaman

Portblair, Aug 7 (ANI): The Indian Coast Guard detained a suspicious North Korean ship with 39 crew members on board late on Friday in the Indian Ocean near Andaman and Nicobar Island.

Sources said the ship MV Musen, had dropped anchor off Andaman and Nicobar coast without taking permission from Indian authorities.

The officials of [...]

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