The 9,900-dwt Tae Gak Bong (built 1983) issued a distress signal on 12 December 50 miles off the North Korean coast, the Maritime Bulletin reported.
The ship was adrift after a total blackout.
Russian marine rescue authorities in Vladivostok relayed information to the North Korean authorities.
The 24 men on the ship were reported to have left on 15 December. No further information was available.
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