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| S. Korea Fires Shots at N. Korean Boats |
| 2003-06-01 |
| South Korea's navy fired warning shots Sunday after three North Korean fishing boats entered the South's territory, South Korea's Defense Ministry said. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The incident occurred near Yongpyong Island west of the Korean peninsula. The fishing boats turned back after South Korea's navy ships fired shots into sky, a ministry spokesman said. It was the sixth encounter between North and South Korean vessels along the disputed western sea border in seven days. If they can sink one they could start a museum of their own. The maritime border between the two Koreas is not clearly marked, and North Korean fishing boats occasionally cross over into South Korean waters during the crab catching season, which peaks in June. South Korea is studying whether the repeated violations are intentional. It sent a protest letter to North Korea on Wednesday, urging Pyongyang to prevent such crossings. On Thursday, North Korea accused South Korean navy ships of repeatedly violating its territorial waters off the western coast and warned of ``irrevocable serious consequences.'' Spittle factor = 2.5. South Korea's Defense Ministry rejected the accusations as Wherever you'd draw the line, the NKors would move it south. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #1 Yup... it's crab fishin' season again... By the way, we already have a museum of our own over here - there's a Nork sub on diplay in Kangnung (a small town on the East Sea / Sea of Japan / West Canada Sea). Can't say the ROK Navy sank that one though; if memory serves me right, I believe it got tangled in some fishing nets - something all you submariners out there should probably avoid. |
| Posted by: The Marmot 2003-06-01 14:52:11 |