A South Korean fishing boat has been towed away by a North Korean patrol boat off the peninsula’s east coast, South Korean officials say. The military says the ship had strayed north of the maritime border due to a problem with its navigation system. South Korea has asked for the boat and the crew, who were fishing for squid, to be returned as soon as possible.
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about 17 years ago
N Korea ‘seizes S Korea vessel’
A South Korean fishing boat has been towed away by a North Korean patrol boat off the peninsula’s east coast, South Korean officials say. The military says the ship had strayed north of the maritime border due to a problem with its navigation system. South Korea has asked for the boat and the crew,
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