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| North Korea detains Russian ship | |
| 2008-02-24 | |
| A Russian cargo ship has been detained and boarded by armed coastguard agents in North Korean waters, Russian maritime officials say. The Lida Demesh, carrying a consignment of cars from Japan, was heading for the Russian port of Vladivostok when it was stopped by patrol near Cape Musudan. No reason was given for the search, but Russian sources said the ship may have gone too close to a missile test site. A similar incident in 2005 took 15 days to resolve through diplomatic channels. The ship had sought shelter from a storm in North Korean territorial waters.
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| Posted by:lotp |
| #4 I agree Redneck Jim; the honey bear knew the KS-12 tracked zoomed in and wake measured it's coarse since it left the red crescent. No, this is a little 'gentle reminder' by the Chicoms (despite the handshakes and treaties signed) and their surrogates, whose territorial hegemony, these waters belong to. |
| Posted by: smn 2008-02-24 16:22 |
| #3 No, an exchange of goods wouldn't be on the news at all. |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2008-02-24 14:32 |
| #2 Could also be clever cover for an exchange of goods at sea...just saying. |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-02-24 11:57 |
| #1 A very good strategic move by the Norks. Knowing that the Chicoms (people like us) got their back, and it's more of them than Pooty's got, I'm not surprised at all, at the occasional tug on the chain by the 'puppet masters'. Look for a quiescently attributable 'boot licking' by Pooty's Kremlin and a mellow dramatic 'vaporising' stand down. |
| Posted by: smn 2008-02-24 01:37 |