South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS



News South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS ROK vessel collides with Chinese ship while responding to DPRK incursion south of the inter-Korean maritime border Ifang Bremer \| Jeongmin Kim April 16, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A ROK Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer, July 2021 \| Image: U.S. Pacific Fleet South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat late Saturday morning, according to a statement by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) released the following day. A North Korean vessel crossed the maritime demarcation line in the Yellow Sea near South Korea’s westernmost island of Baengnyeong, the JCS said, adding that the ROK vessel fired warning shots at approximately 11:00 a.m. KST. During the incident, a South Korean navy vessel reportedly collided with a Chinese fishing vessel due to bad visibility, resulting in minor casualties aboard the ROK ship. In the statement, JCS said it continues © 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 Trending

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South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS

ROK vessel collides with Chinese ship while responding to DPRK incursion south of the inter-Korean maritime border

Ifang Bremer | Jeongmin Kim April 16, 2023

South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean vessel west of peninsula: JCS

A ROK Navy Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer, July 2021 | Image: U.S. Pacific Fleet

South Korea fired warning shots at a North Korean patrol boat late Saturday morning, according to a statement by South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) released the following day.

A North Korean vessel crossed the maritime demarcation line in the Yellow Sea near South Korea’s westernmost island of Baengnyeong, the JCS said, adding that the ROK vessel fired warning shots at approximately 11:00 a.m. KST.

During the incident, a South Korean navy vessel reportedly collided with a Chinese fishing vessel due to bad visibility, resulting in minor casualties aboard the ROK ship. In the statement, JCS said it continues

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