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Mangyongbong-92 ferry anchored at Wonsan port

PYONGYANG, North Korea - The Mangyongbong-92 passenger-cargo ferry is anchored at the port of Wonsan, North Korea, on July 3, 2014.

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Street view of Wonsang city, N. Korea

PYONGYANG, North Korea - A street view of Wonsan, western North Korea, is seen in this photo taken on July 3, 2014. Wonsan is a port city where the Mangyongbong-92 has mostly been anchored after Tokyo barred the passenger-cargo ferry from Japanese waters in 2006 as part of travel restrictions on Pyongyang.

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N. Korea's Mangyongbong-92 ferry anchored at Wonsan port

WONSAN, North Korea - The Mangyongbong-92 passenger-cargo ferry is anchored at the port of Wonsan, western North Korea, on July 2, 2014. Tokyo has banned the ship's sailing to Japan as part of travel restrictions on Pyongyang.

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N. Korea's Mangyongbong-92 ferry

TOKYO, Japan - North Korea's Mangyongbong-92 ferry is photographed at Wonsan port in North Korea in September 2012.

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N. Korea cruise tour to Mt. Kumgang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An image captured from video shows a ceremony being held at a port in Rason, a special zone close to the Chinese border on the east coast of North Korea, on Aug. 30, 2011, to mark the departure of the passenger ship Mangyongbong for the Mt. Kumgang resort. North Korea commenced a cruise tour using the vessel for foreign travelers to visit Mt. Kumgang after expropriating facilities at the resort that had been operated by a South Korean developer.

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N. Korea cruise tour to Mt. Kumgang

PYONGYANG, North Korea - An image captured from video shows the passenger ship Mangyongbong berthed at Kosong port in Kangwon Province, North Korea, on Aug. 31, 2011. North Korea commenced a cruise tour using the vessel for foreign travelers to visit the Mt. Kumgang resort after expropriating facilities at the resort that had been operated by a South Korean developer.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port July 5 after allowing passengers to disembark as the ship was not allowed to stay at the port due to Pyongyang's firing of missiles.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 is allowed to berth at Niigata port on the Sea of Japan on July 5 only for passengers -- mostly students of a pro-Pyongyang high school in Osaka who were on a school trip to N. Korea -- to disembark due to Pyongyang's missile firing.

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Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - Students of a pro-Pyongyang high school in Osaka who were on a school trip to North Korea disembark the N. Korean ship Mangyongbong-92 on July 5 after the ship was allowed to make only a brief stop at Niigata port.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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N. Korean vessel anchored in sea off Niigata amid missile launch

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 is anchored in waters off Niigata port on July 5. The Japanese government decided to ban the entry of the ship for six months as a sanction against Pyongyang's launch of missiles earlier in the day.

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N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call for 1st time this year

NIIGATA, Japan - People rally to protest a port call by the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 25. The 9,672-ton ferry with around 25 passengers and about 50 tons of cargo on board arrived at the port for the first time this year.

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N. Korean ferry makes Niigata port call, 2nd time this month

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on May 23 for the second time in May. The ferry carried 42 tons of cargo but no passengers.

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North Korean ferry leaves Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port for Wonsan in North Korea on May 19 after a one-day stay. The ferry arrived in Niigata for its first call at a Japanese port in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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N. Korean ferry makes 1st port call in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata on May 18, its first call at a Japanese port in five months, amid shouts of protest by people supporting the families of Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea.

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(1)Mangyongbong enters Niigata first time in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - The 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port in Niigata on May 18 for its first call at a Japanese port in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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(2)Mangyongbong enters Niigata for first time in 5 months

NIIGATA, Japan - People rally at Niigata port on May 18 to protest the entry of the 9,672-ton North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92. The North Korean ship arrived at the port for the first time in five months after meeting insurance requirements under a new Japanese law to guard against oil spills.

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(2)Japanese women make trip on N. Korean ferry

ON BOARD MANGYONGBONG-92 - Female crew members sing Korean songs at a culture exchange party held aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92.

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N. Korea ferry Mangyongbong-92 docks in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Members of a support group for Japanese abductees and their families gather at Niigata port on June 2 to protest against a port call by the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92.

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N. Korea ferry makes year's 4th port call

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 enters Niigata port for its fourth port call this year on May 19 amid protest by supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea.

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(2)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

NIIGATA, Japan - About 50 supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 26. The ship paid its first port call since the ruling bloc lawmakers presented a bill to the Diet in early April aimed at barring the ship from entering Japanese ports.

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(1)N. Korea ferry arrives while lawmakers debate banning ship

NIIGATA, Japan - About 50 supporters of Japanese abducted by North Korea protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on April 26. The ship paid its first port since ruling bloc lawmakers presented a bill to the Diet in early April aimed at barring the ship from entering Japanese ports.

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N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Amid protests by citizens, the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Dec. 3 with 195 passengers and about 49 tons of cargo on board.

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N. Korean ferry arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port Nov. 4. The 9,672-ton vessel, carrying about 50 tons of goods and 206 passengers from Wonsan, is scheduled to leave Niigata for the North Korean port around Nov. 5 with some 220 passengers and 80 tons of cargo.

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N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong leaves Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port on Oct. 1 after a two-day visit. The 9,672-ton ferry was carrying 175 passengers and 75 tons of cargo when it left.

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(2)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials from the Japan Coast Guard and an immigration office board the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 for checks on Sept. 30 at Niigata port. The ship arrived at the port earlier in the day.

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(1)Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives at Niigata port on Sept. 30, 13 days after its last visit to the port.

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N. Korean ferry arrives in Niigata amid protest

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 nears its berth at Niigata port on Sept. 16 as supporters of families of Japanese nationals abducted by the North raise their hands in protest at the port call.

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(1)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata port for North Korea's Wonsan port Sept. 5 after an overnight stay.

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(2)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 leaves Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan, Sept. 5 - Passengers aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 wave North Korean flags as the vessel leaves Niigata port Sept. 5.

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(6)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Officials of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport walk into the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port for port state control checkups on Sept. 4.

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(2)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Passengers stand on the deck of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 while the ship approaches Niigata port Sept. 4 for a two-day visit. (Pool Photo)

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(5)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A group of people stage a rally to protest the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on Sept. 4

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(4)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - A group of people wave their hands to welcome the port call of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata's central pier on Sept. 4.

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(1)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 (C) approaches Niigata port Sept. 4 for a two-day visit. The 9,672-ton ferry is expected to be searched in safety inspections at the port. (Pool photo)

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(3)N. Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 arrives in Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - Well-wishers head to welcome the arrival of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port Sept. 4.

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(1)N. Korean ferry leaves Niigata+

NIIGATA, Japan - Passengers of the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 wave at well-wishers Aug. 26 as the 9,672-ton ship leaves Niigata port nine hours behind schedule. The Japanese transport ministry gave it a conditional permission for the ship's departure.

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(1)Cargo loaded aboard N. Korean ferry

NIIGATA, Japan - Customs officials watch as cargo of foodstuff is loaded aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on Aug. 25.

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(2) N. Korean ferry leaves Niigata+

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 departs from Niigata port for Wonsan about nine hours behind schedule on Aug. 26. The Japanese transport ministry gave it a conditional permission for the ship's departure.

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Korean ferry allowed to leave Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - Passengers go on board the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 after the Japanese transport ministry gave conditional permission for the 9,672-ton ship to leave Niigata port on Aug. 26. The ship's crew accepted Japanese instructions to have some of its problematic equipment meet international safety standards.

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(2)Cargo loaded aboard N. Korean ferry

NIIGATA, Japan - Cargoes are loaded aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 at Niigata port on Aug. 25.

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Cargo unloaded from N. Korean ferry

NIIGATA, Japan &#8211; Port workers unload cargoes from the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 that entered Niigata port on Aug. 25 for the first time in seven months.

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Customs officers check cargo

NIIGATA, Japan &#8211; Japanese customs officials check cargo aboard the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 that entered Niigata port on Aug. 25 for the first time in seven months.

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(2)Japan Coast Guard conducts drills for Mangyongbong-92

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard boats return to Niigata port on the Sea of Japan coast on Aug. 23 after conducting drills for security checks for the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 which is scheduled to make a port call there on Aug. 25.

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(2)N. Korean ferry enters Niigata port

NIIGATA, Japan - North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 comes alongside a pier at Niigata port on Aug. 25 as reporters look on.

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(1)Japan Coast Guard conducts drills for Mangyongbong-92

NIIGATA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard members are seen at Niigata port on the Sea of Japan coast on Aug. 23 after conducting drills for security checks for the North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 which is scheduled to make a port call there on Aug. 25.

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Abductees' kin call on gov't to be rigid on Mangyongbong-92

TOKYO, Japan - Shigeru Yokota (C), the father of Megumi Yokota who was abducted in 1977 at age 13 to North Korea, hands a petition to transport minister Chikage Ogi (L) on Aug. 22, calling for strict port state checks on north Korean passenger-cargo ship Mangyongbong-92, scheduled to call at Niigata port on Aug. 25.

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N. Korea ship to resume call at Niigata

NIIGATA, Japan - The controversial North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 (in file photo) plans to resume a call at Niigata port on Aug. 25 for the first time in seven months and then make three visits in September, the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon) said in Tokyo on Aug. 19.

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Chongryon seeks more flexibility for Mangyongbong port calls

TOKYO, Japan - About 300 members of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan (Chongryon), a pro-Pyongyang Korean residents' group in Japan, hold a meeting in Tokyo on Aug. 9. They urged the Japanese government to facilitate a smoother process for the controversial North Korean ferry Mangyongbong-92 to make calls at Niigata port.

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N. Korean ship sails to Niigata, 1st time since June

NIIGATA, Japan - The North Korean freighter Hwangkumsan sailed July 17 into Naoetsu port in Joetu, Niigata Prefecture, for the first time since another North Korean vessel, the Mangyongbong-92, canceled a planned port call at Niigata port in June.