May 20, 2024
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South Korea to return rescued N. Korean boat crew

Five fishing boat crew rescued near Dokdo all wish to go home, unlike in some past cases

The crew of another North Korean fishing boat has been rescued in South Korean waters, but this time all five members want to go back.

The five fishermen were saved from their sinking boat in waters off of South Korea’s Dokdo islets in the Sea of Japan last week, an official from the South’s Ministry of Unification told the Yonhap News Agency Sunday.

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