North Korean ghost ships
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Every year, dozens of derelict boats from North Korea wash up on Japanese shores; some of the boats house the remains of their crew. These "ghost ships" are believed to result when North Korean fishermen, often having to travel further out to sea to catch fish due to China's notorious overfishing in N. Korean waters,[1][2][3][4] are lost at sea and succumb to exposure or starvation.