A North Korean fishing boat collided with a Japanese patrol ship today in the East Sea.<br />According to NHK,... everyone, that's 60 people on board have been rescued, after the collision happened at around 9:10 A.M. local time.<br />Japanese authorities say the North Koreans were fishing illegally in what Tokyo claims as its exclusive economic zone,... and the accident happened as maritime police were chasing the boat away.<br />The rescued crew members were taken to another North Korean ship that was reportedly near the collision site.<br />
