(2)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

(2)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

KYOTO, Japan - The 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3 leaves Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on June 13 with a full load of secondhand bicycles after Japan granted permission to leave. It had been decided that previous port state control problems cited by authorities to prevent it leaving had been resolved.

(1)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

(1)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

KYOTO, Japan - The 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3A leaves Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on June 13 after Japan granted permission to leave. It had been decided that previous problems cited by authorities to prevent it leaving had been resolved. (Kyoto)

Japan stops N. Korean freighter leaving Kyoto port

Japan stops N. Korean freighter leaving Kyoto port

KYOTO, Japan - Japan on June 10 ordered the 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3 (in photo) not to leave Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, saying it has some structural problems. The freighter was set to carry goods to the North in place of the N. Korean ferry Man Gyong Bong-92, which is at the center of arms and espionage allegations.

Japan stops N. Korean freighter leaving Kyoto port

Japan stops N. Korean freighter leaving Kyoto port

KYOTO, Japan - Japan on June 10 ordered the 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3 (in photo) not to leave Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on the Sea of Japan, saying it has some structural problems. The freighter was set to carry goods to the North in place of the N. Korean ferry Man Gyong Bong-92, which is at the center of arms and espionage allegations. (Kyodo)

(2)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

(2)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

KYOTO, Japan - The 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3 leaves Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on June 13 with a full load of secondhand bicycles after Japan granted permission to leave. It had been decided that previous port state control problems cited by authorities to prevent it leaving had been resolved. (Kyodo)

(1)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

(1)N. Korean freighter leaves Maizuru port

KYOTO, Japan - The 298-ton North Korean freighter Namsan 3A leaves Maizuru port in Kyoto Prefecture on June 13 after Japan granted permission to leave. It had been decided that previous problems cited by authorities to prevent it leaving had been resolved. (Kyoto)