Kim Regime Returns South Korean Fishermen Who Strayed Into North Korean Waters

This return of the ROK fishing vessel by the Kim regime appears to have happened so rapidly because of the Vietnamese crew members on board at the fact the ROK has returned various North Korean fishing ships that strayed into South Korean waters when requested:

A fisherman sits on his boat in a small port on the island of Baengnyeong, which lies on the South Korean side of the Northern Limit Line, in the Yellow Sea, April 11, 2014.

North Korea sent back a South Korean fishing boat and its crew that Pyongyang says were detained for crossing the eastern sea border between the rivals.

While the North’s state media said the decision was based on humanitarian grounds, experts said it wasn’t clear whether the repatriation reflected intentions to improve relations with the South amid heightened animosity over Pyongyang’s expanding nuclear program.

The boat’s 10 crew members included not only South Koreans, but also three Vietnamese fishermen, which might have influenced the North’s decision for a quick repatriation, said Hong Min, an analyst at Seoul’s Korea Institute for National Unification.

Fishermen questioned

Hours after announcing the repatriation plans through the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea sent back the boat and fishermen in designated waters off the peninsula’s eastern coast Friday evening. The fishermen, who arrived at the South Korean port of Sokcho late Friday, appeared to be in good health, a South Korean coast guard official said.

The fishermen will be questioned by South Korean authorities over the circumstances of their detention and their experience in the North, the official said, speaking on condition of anonymity citing office rules. The fishermen didn’t leave the ship as officials searched the vessel for nearly two hours in Sokcho before they were escorted to another port in nearby Uljin, where they might be questioned.  [Voice of America]

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Smokes at Work
Smokes at Work
6 years ago

Must be pretty profitable fishing that far up north to assume all the risks involved. 😕

Flyingsword
Flyingsword
6 years ago

Why didn’t Korean Government mention that a 39ton Fish vessel was captured by the north Koreans for 7 days? The South Korean Coast Guard announced they notified the Blue House when the incident was happening, the Blue House and Moon did nothing. Also, why did that ship leave from Pohang but return (when released by nK) return to Uljin? Uljin is site of one of the South Korean nuke power plants. Why did the sailors all have their faces covered when they came off the ship? It was noted that the sailors coming off the fish looked like all very young and in good shape. This is all very strange. What is the commie Moon up to?

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