11.   It said the ship drifted into South Korean waters after suffering engine trouble while on a routine training mission.

12.   Jeremy Thompson, an Australian journalist aboard said the ship had drifted through rough weather conditions which had now eased.

13.   The ship drifted into high seas and then broke into two, the newspaper said.

14.   The ship had been drifting for about an hour due to engine failure.

15.   The ship then drifted eastward and sank.

16.   When the South Korean patrol boat found Chung, he said that his ship had been drifting for two days with engine trouble and asked for cigarettes and food.

17.   A spokesman for Prime Minister Jim Bolger said the ship was drifting within area of ocean where Tahiti had responsibility for rescues.

18.   The ship had drifted over the sea border because of a broken compass and would be allowed to return home, the military said.

19.   The ship drifted over the sea border because of a broken compass, it said.

20.   Pyongyang said the ship drifted off-course and has vehemently denied it was on a spying mission.