According to reports from NTV [Russian Television] and the BBC, North Korea detained the Russian Ship The Lida Demesh on the 23^rd of February 2008. According to the reports [as well as reports from the Vladivostok Maritime Rescue Centre], the ship was forced by strong winds to enter North Korean Territorial Waters where a Patrol Boat forced the ship to land in Chongjin.

 

 

 

In another news, the New York Philarmonic will be performing in North Korea. The pieces will be the works of classical writers such as Dvorak and Kim Jong Il. Kim Jong Il claimed to have written ten operas in three months. Maybe the New York Philarmonic can record a CD in thirty minutes titled «From Peoria to Pyongyang».

REFERENCE:

BBC News: “North Korea detains Russian ship”http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7260534.stm