Report: NKorean ship heads toward Korean waters

2009-07-05 12:56:01 -

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - A news report says a North Korean ship suspected of carrying illegal weapons is heading toward its territorial waters days after changing course.
The Kang Nam 1 was thought to be delivering illegal weapons to Myanmar, but it turned around Tuesday without stopping at any port and headed homeward. It was the first North Korean vessel monitored under U.N. sanctions meant to punish Pyongyang for its nuclear test in May.
Yonhap news agency is quoting an unidentified South Korean government source as saying the ship is believed to be sailing off the Korean peninsula's southwest coast Sunday.
It says the ship will likely enter Northern waters Monday morning.
South Korea's Defense Ministry says it cannot confirm the report.