View of Pyongyang, North Korea. (Ed JONES / AFP)

A North Korean ship entered the South Korea waters, immediately pulled to the port

Estella Claudia
Politics & Economic
International
Jul 29, 2019
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Pyongyang, North Korea - It is reported that a North Korean ship with its three crew members was caught red-handed across the South Korean sea border in northern boundary line in the East Sea. The ship was immediately pulled towards the nearest port in South Korea to be investigated around 11:20pm on Saturday (7/27). However, it is unclear whether they are defectors or accidentally crossed the border.

According to the source, in June a fishing boat from North Korea carrying four people managed to cross the sea which was closely monitored between countries and the pier was not detected. It is reported that the two of the people were sent back to the North and two said they wanted to defect from the country.

This happened because more than 30,000 North Korean civilians are reportedly have left their homeland, but rarely of those who cross the heavily guarded inter-Korean land border, which is fortified with minefields and barbed wire and finally got caught.

Russia also has accused North Korea of holding one of their fishing boats and threatened to stop negotiations on fisheries cooperation until the case was completed, and consider the seizured of the ship was illegal.

Source: https://www.cnnindonesia.com/internasional/20190728082431-113-416148/lintasi-perairan-korea-selatan-kapal-korea-utara-ditahan

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