Four North Koreans drift across maritime border in East Sea, says ROK military



News Four North Koreans drift across maritime border in East Sea, says ROK military ROK navy intercepted wooden boat last week carrying North Koreans who have reportedly expressed desire to be repatriated Jooheon Kim June 5, 2025 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A North Korean fishing boat near Wonsan Port, North Korea, April 2017 \| Image: NK News South Korea’s military intercepted a small wooden boat carrying four North Korean nationals that had crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last week, officials confirmed Thursday, raising fresh questions about inter-Korean repatriation procedures. "Four people were on board the boat," Col. Lee Kyung-ho, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, told NK News on Thursday. South Korea’s military intercepted a small wooden boat carrying four North Korean nationals that had crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last week, officials confirmed Thursday, raising fresh questions about inter-Korean repatriation procedures. "Four people were on board the boat," Col. Lee Kyung-ho, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, told NK News on Thursday. Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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Four North Koreans drift across maritime border in East Sea, says ROK military

ROK navy intercepted wooden boat last week carrying North Koreans who have reportedly expressed desire to be repatriated

Jooheon Kim June 5, 2025

Four North Koreans drift across maritime border in East Sea, says ROK military

A North Korean fishing boat near Wonsan Port, North Korea, April 2017 | Image: NK News

South Korea’s military intercepted a small wooden boat carrying four North Korean nationals that had crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last week, officials confirmed Thursday, raising fresh questions about inter-Korean repatriation procedures.

"Four people were on board the boat," Col. Lee Kyung-ho, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defense, told NK News on Thursday.

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