CRI听力：South Korea Collision

Two North Koreans have died after their fishing boat collided with a South Korean cargo ship in North Korean waters.

The 658-ton South Korean cargo ship was carrying sand from North Korea when it collided with the fishing boat in waters just north of the sea border.(Www.hxen.net)

Pyongyang notified Seoul of the deaths of two crew members aboard the fishing boat.

Kim Ho-nyeon is a spokesman at South Korea's Unification Ministry.

"One fishing boat sank following the collision between a sand excavator and North Korea's fishing boat and two of the North Korean crew members died. Related to this accident is the Chosun Jinyong Trading Company which is a North Korean sand operating company in Acheon. The investigation will continue into Chosun Jinyong Trading Company."

North Korea said it would send a detailed report on the incident to the South as soon as it has conducted an inquiry. The North is reportedly obliged to provide information on such accidents under an inter-Korean accord.

The South Korean ship carrying seven people sailed to a nearby North Korean port for questioning shortly after the accident.

The collision came amid continuing tensions between the two sides over the shooting death last month of a South Korean tourist vacationing at a holiday resort in North Korea.