Suspicious N. Korean freighter yet to reach home: official

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, July 6 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean freighter suspected of carrying weapons
banned under a U.N. resolution has yet to enter North Korean waters, a South
Korean official said Monday.

"It has not yet entered North Korea. (The journey) will likely end within the
day," South Korean defense ministry spokesman Won Tae-jae said in a briefing.
Won declined to speculate at which hour the vessel, named the Kang Nam, will
enter into North Korea. The ship is returning after failing to reach its reported
destination, Myanmar.
The North Korean vessel was tracked by the U.S. Navy, which believes it is
carrying weapons banned under Resolution 1874, passed in June after North Korea
conducted its second nuclear test on May 25.
The resolution bans North Korea from exporting any type of weaponry -- light or
heavy -- while calling on U.N. member states to inspect all North Korean ships
suspected of carrying such weapons.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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