朝鲜被扣船上发现战机引擎

 　　Panamanian investigators¹ unloading the cargo² of a seized Pyongyang ship carrying arms from Cuba under sacks of brown sugar on Tuesday found 12 engines for MiG-21 fighter jets and five military vehicles that officials said resembled missile control centers.

　　Investigators had found two MiG-21 fighter jets and two missile radar³ systems earlier this month on board the Chong Chon Gang, which was bound for the Democratic People's Republic of Korea when it was stopped by officials.

　　Panamanian Security Minister Jose Mulino said the cargo appeared to fall within what Cuba had said was a range of "obsolete⁴" arms being sent to Pyongyang for repair.

　　Panama has asked the United Nations to delay the arrival of investigators by a week until Aug 12 because the process of unloading cargo found under 100,000 tons of sugar has taken longer than expected.

　　About 25 percent of the sugar has been removed so far, Mulino said.

　　Investigators have gone through most of two storage houses in the 155-meter vessel⁵, Mulino said, but three more warehouses⁶ remain.

　　The process has involved about 500 police since June 15 when Panamanian law enforcement discovered the military equipment.

　　They initially⁷ detained the Chong Chon Gang after receiving a tip it was carrying drugs, Panamanian law enforcement have said. Cuban officials told Panama the cargo was a donation of sugar for the DPRK people.

　　Officials have found most of the weapons Havana said were in the containers, including the two fighter jets, originally produced by the Soviet⁸ Union in the late 1950s, and two missile radar systems.

　　No missiles have been found, and though officials originally feared one container held explosive material, none have been discovered.

　　Reuters

1 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 cargo   

n.(一只船或一架飞机运载的)货物

参考例句：

• The ship has a cargo of about 200 ton.这条船大约有200吨的货物。
• A lot of people discharged the cargo from a ship.许多人从船上卸下货物。

3 radar   

n.雷达，无线电探测器

参考例句：

• They are following the flight of an aircraft by radar.他们正在用雷达追踪一架飞机的飞行。
• Enemy ships were detected on the radar.敌舰的影像已显现在雷达上。

4 obsolete   

adj.已废弃的，过时的

参考例句：

• These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了，在市场上卖不了高价。
• They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。

5 vessel   

n.船舶；容器，器皿；管，导管，血管

参考例句：

• The vessel is fully loaded with cargo for Shanghai.这艘船满载货物驶往上海。
• You should put the water into a vessel.你应该把水装入容器中。

6 warehouses   

仓库，货栈( warehouse的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The whisky was taken to bonded warehouses at Port Dundee. 威士忌酒已送到邓迪港的保稅仓库。
• Row upon row of newly built warehouses line the waterfront. 江岸新建的仓库鳞次栉比。

7 initially   

adv.最初，开始

参考例句：

• The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
• Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。

8 Soviet   

adj.苏联的，苏维埃的；n.苏维埃

参考例句：

• Zhukov was a marshal of the former Soviet Union.朱可夫是前苏联的一位元帅。
• Germany began to attack the Soviet Union in 1941.德国在1941年开始进攻苏联。