11 Mysterious ‘Ghost Ships’ Wash Up in Japan Containing 20 Dead Sailors

11 Mysterious ‘Ghost Ships’ Wash Up in Japan Containing 20 Dead Sailors
This picture taken on November 24, 2015 shows coast guard officials investigating a wooden boat at the Fukui port in Sakai city in Fukui prefecture, western Japan after the ship was found drifting off the coast of Fukui. Japan is investigating nearly a dozen suspicious boats recently found drifting off the country's coastline, some with decaying bodies aboard, officials said on November 27, as media speculated they came from North Korea. At least 11 cases involving wooden boats -- some badly damaged -- with 20 bodies on board have been reported during October and November. (JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty Images)
Jack Phillips
11/30/2015
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11/30/2015

This photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 16 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (4th R) and senior senior officials from the party. (KNS/AFP/Getty Images)
This photo released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on Feb. 16 shows North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (4th R) and senior senior officials from the party. (KNS/AFP/Getty Images)

Jack Phillips is a breaking news reporter with 15 years experience who started as a local New York City reporter. Having joined The Epoch Times' news team in 2009, Jack was born and raised near Modesto in California's Central Valley. Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/jackphillips5
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