A ‘ghost ship’ washed ashore in Japan, and clues point to North Korean defectors

The bodies had been drifting in the Sea of Japan for so long that only bones remained. But investigators in face masks and coveralls found clues inside the battered wooden craft that pointed to its origin: An empty cigarette pack of a brand popular in North Korea and life jackets with Korean lettering that were never used. […]

Source: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/worldviews/wp/2017/11/27/a-ghost-ship-washed-ashore-in-japan-and-clues-point-to-north-korean-defectors/