Russian Sailors Arrested By Korean Authorities After 71 Hour Chase
This has to be the longest police chase I have ever heard of:
After a 71-and-a-half-hour chase involving special forces, a helicopter and three patrol boats, Jeju Maritime Police boarded and took control Thursday of a Russian freighter, which was on the run after dropping logs into waters east of Korea.
The “Tyumen,” a 4,516-ton boat transporting lumber, sent a distress call on Monday morning, indicating that it was sinking about 68.5 kilometers (42.6 miles) east of Mukho Harbor, Donghae, Gangwon province. The boat was en route to China from Russia.
South Korean maritime police dispatched a vessel after receiving the signal, but the Tyumen fixed its problem after dumping about 2,000 logs overboard. The boat fled into international waters with maritime police in pursuit while collecting the logs.
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After several warning broadcasts, the police stopped the boat by surrounding it with the three patrol craft. Ten heavily armed special forces troops boarded the boat from a helicopter, but the 13 Russian crew members barricaded themselves in the wheelhouse.
After 25 minutes, the troops and police gained control of the Russian boat. The police took the boat and its crew to Hwasun harbor where the captain was being questioned on charges of violating Korean laws governing public water management.
