The destroyer HMAS QUIBERON, (CMDR Bath, RAN), on patrol between South Korea and Japan as part of the British Commonwealth occupation Force, intercepted a Korean vessel with over 130 illegal immigrants onboard, as well as a quantity of drugs and other contraband. The vessel was taken in tow to the port of Taisha, (on the island of Honshu), where it and its contents were handed over to US military authorities.