Japan to probe sunken mystery ship with camera from Mon.+

Japan to probe sunken mystery ship with camera from Mon.+

YOKOHAMA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard patrol ship Izu leaves Yokohama port, south of Tokyo, Feb. 22 for the East China Sea. It will probe the wreckage of a suspected North Korean spy boat that sank Dec. 22 last year after an exchange of fire with the coast guard.

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