1.   Although poor law enforcement resources among some of the navies and maritime police makes pirate hunting difficult, some progress has been made.

2.   A Brazilian freighter sank in dense fog Monday after colliding with a South Korean oil tanker off the west coast, maritime police said.

3.   A Liberian freighter sinks in the South China Sea early Thursday after colliding with a South Korean bulk carrier, maritime police say.

4.   A passing fishing boat spotted the entangled craft and radioed maritime police and the military.

5.   A Liberian freighter sank into the East China Sea early Thursday after colliding with a South Korean bulk carrier, maritime police said.

6.   A Liberian freighter sank into the South China Sea early Thursday after colliding with a South Korean bulk carrier, maritime police said.

7.   A passing fishing boat first spotted the entangled craft and radioed maritime police and the military.

8.   A U.S. Air Force jet on a routine training mission crashed into the Yellow Sea between China and South Korea on Sunday, South Korean maritime police said.

9.   Also Monday, another North Korean defected to South Korea aboard a ship, maritime police in the southern port city of Pusan said.

10.   An empty oil tanker exploded and sank off the South Korean coast Monday, killing three crew members, maritime police said.