Originally posted by the Voice of America.
Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America,
a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in
the public domain.


Fishing Boat Missing Near North Korean Border

   VOA News 03 April 2010

   A  South  Korean  fishing  boat  has  disappeared  while searching for
   survivors of last week's sinking of a Korean naval vessel.
   Authorities  in  South  Korea are reporting a 99-ton fishing boat with
   nine  crewmen  aboard  went  missing  Friday  evening near the western
   maritime border with North Korea.
   South  Korean's Yonhap News Agency identified the vessel as the Kumyan
   (number) 98. The disappearance of the Kumyan occurred in the same area
   where  the  South Korean patrol ship Cheonan sank on March 26 after an
   explosion tore the vessel in two.
   Forty-six 46 sailors from the Cheoan are still listed as missing.
   On  Friday,  Defense Minister Kim Tae-young told members of parliament
   that  he believes a torpedo and not a North Korean sea mine as was the
   more likely cause of the Cheonan's destruction.
   Some information for this report provided by AP. 

.