The World - News from March 25, 1985
South Korea announced that it will return a Chinese navy torpedo boat that it seized Friday in South Korean waters. The ship was found with six slain crewmen aboard, but a Korean government spokesman said investigators concluded that the killings were not politically motivated but were sparked by two disgruntled crewmen. The spokesman said the 13 remaining crewmen said they wanted to go home and will be released with the boat. China and South Korea, which have no formal relations, reportedly negotiated the release through channels in Hong Kong.
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