N. Korea spy ship to go on display in Tokyo

N. Korea spy ship to go on display in Tokyo

TOKYO, Japan - A salvaged North Korean spy ship that had been sunk in a gunbattle in 2001 with Japan Coast Guard vessels arrives at the Museum of Maritime Science in Tokyo's Odaiba area on May 27 where it will go on display starting May 31. The spy ship, which contains firearms and a smaller landing boat, was transported aboard another vessel from Kagoshima Prefecture.

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