South Korea fires warning shots to repel North Korean vessel breaching sea boundary
A North Korean merchant ship crossed 5 km south of the Northern Limit Line and stayed for about an hour before retreating after South Korea fired warning shots.
- South Korean forces fired warning shots at a North Korean vessel that crossed the Northern Limit Line near Baengnyeong, remaining in the area for an hour before retreating.
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff stated that the North Korean ship retreated after warning shots were fired, while a South Korean navy convoy operated nearby.
- This incident marks the first North Korean vessel intrusion beyond the NLL in three years, following a similar incident in October 2022.
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The South Korean authorities have denounced this Friday that a North Korean merchant has briefly crossed the maritime border into the Yellow Sea. Thus, he added that the ship withdrew from the area after Seoul troops fired several warning shots . For the time being, Pyongyang has not spoken out about what happened. According to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff, the 140-metre-long merchant crossed the North Border Line – the 'de facto' mari…

South Korea fires warning shots to repel North Korean vessel breaching sea boundary
South Korea’s military says it fired warning shots to drive away a North Korean merchant ship that briefly crossed their disputed western sea boundary.
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