Ibaraki Pref. begins dismantling stranded N. Korean freighter

Ibaraki Pref. begins dismantling stranded N. Korean freighter

MITO, Japan - Work begins May 27 to dismantle the North Korean cargo ship Chil Song that has been stranded since December off Hitachi in the prefecture. The 3,144-ton ship broke into two parts in March, with fuel remaining in the vessel spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches in the eastern Japan prefecture.

  • Product Code
  • ILEA001097454
  • Registered date
  • 2003/5/27 00:00:00
  • Credit
  • Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
  • Media source
  • 2003 Kyodo News
  • Media size
  • 1864 × 1657 pixel
  • Resolution
  • dpi
  • Deployment size
  • 1.18(MB)*
  • Special instruction

*File size when opened in Photoshop, etc.

Similar Images & Videos
    1 dead, 3 missing after cargo ship sinks in collision

    1 dead, 3 missing after cargo ship sinks in collision

    KOBE, Japan - Two crew members among nine of those aboard the Belize-registered 1,466-ton cargo ship Gold Leader arrive in Kobe on March 5 after being rescued following their ship's sinking off Hyogo Prefecture. One crew member died and three others are missing after the ship sank following a collision with another vessel and a tanker.
      N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

      N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

      TOTTORI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Turubong-1, which Japanese police believe was used to smuggle drugs into Japan in October 2002, arrives at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12. About 10 Tokyo police investigators boarded the ship to search it.
        N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

        N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

        SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.
          N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

          N. Korea ship raided on suspected drug violations, 3 men held

          SAKAIMINATO, Japan - Police officers search the North Korean freighter Turubong-1 loaded with a pile of used bicycles at Sakai port in Tottori Prefecture on May 12 on suspicion of the ship being used to smuggle stimulants to Japan.
            Freighter collides with Malaysian ship, 1 dead, 2 missing

            Freighter collides with Malaysian ship, 1 dead, 2 missing

            MITO, Japan - The 7,633-ton Malaysian-flagged Thailine 6 suffered damage to its bow when it collided with the 498-ton Japanese freighter Shinwa Maru No. 8 off Hitachinaka, Ibaraki Prefecture, on May 30. The Japanese vessel sank, leaving one of the four crew members on the freighter dead and two others missing, Japan Coast Guard officials said.
              Stranded N. Korean freighter dismantled

              Stranded N. Korean freighter dismantled

              HITACHI, Japan - The Chilsong, a 3,144-ton North Korean freighter stranded off the port of Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture since December 2002, is seen dismantled in a photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on June 14. The ship broke into two parts in March 2003, with fuel remaining in it spilling and reaching preseason Pacific coastal beaches.
                N. Korean freighter stranded on Ibaraki coast

                N. Korean freighter stranded on Ibaraki coast

                HITACHI, Japan - The 3,144-ton North Korean freighter Chil Song, carrying a cargo of tire chips, ran aground on coastal waters in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture and heavy oil was found floating inside Hitachi harbor, the Japan Coast Guard said Dec. 5. The ship notified the coast guard at around 12:10 a.m. the same day that it was adrift.