South Korea’s navy fired warning shots Monday after a North Korean navy patrol boat entered waters controlled by the South. The northern boat retreated without resistance. The North Korean ship sailed about one-half a nautical mile into South Korean waters off the west coast. The South Korean navy speedboat fired five warning shots and the boat turned around, a spokesman at the South’s Office of Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Run away, brave Sir Robin!
| Sounds like it was a probe... |
The South Korean navy boat approached within 2Âœ miles of the North Korean ship and broadcast warnings over loudspeaker for two minutes before firing the warning shots, he said. It was the fifth time that a North Korean navy boat intruded into Southern waters along the disputed western sea border. In three of the occasions, the Northern boats retreated after receiving warning shots. The maritime border between the two Koreas is not clearly marked, and North Korean spy ships recon patrols fishing boats often cross over into South Korean waters. South Korean navy ships occasionally respond with warning shots. South Korea is studying whether Monday’s alleged border violation was intentional.
That’s bloody obvious...
North Korea is locked in a standoff over its development of nuclear weapons. The United States is trying to persuade the North to abandon its nuclear ambitions.
Or else.
The circle jerk Diplomatic efforts to resume six-nation talks aimed at ending the nuclear crisis, possibly in mid-December.
Second verse, same as the first... |