Boat with 5 Dead Bodies Washed Ashore in Japan

Five dead bodies were washed ashore in what is likely to be a North Korean boat on Sado Island off the western coast of Japan on Wednesday.

Japanese police said the bodies had decomposed down to the skeletons, while the rear end of the vessel was badly damaged with the engine missing, Kyodo News reported.

Japanese police said Korean-looking letters were visible on the side of the vessel along with numbers. Fishing equipment was also found on the boat, suggesting that the dead men were either trying to flee North Korea or had gotten lost on the open sea.