Posted on 08/08/2010 6:18:48 AM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
N.Korea seizes S.Korean fishing boat
by Park Chan-Kyong 1 hr 5 mins ago
SEOUL (AFP) – North Korea has seized a South Korean fishing boat in the Sea of Japan (East Sea), the South's coastguard said Sunday, in an incident which could further inflame high cross-border tensions.
The boat with four South Korean and three Chinese crewmen was detained while apparently operating near the North's exclusive economic zone, the coastguard said in a statement.
It was being towed Sunday to the North's northeastern port of Songjin.
"We urge North Korean authorities to handle this case in accordance with international norms and practices and return the ship and the crew at the earliest possible date," the coastguard said.
It was not immediately clear whether the Daeseung 55 was suspected of illegal fishing. The seizure came during a major South Korean naval exercise which has stirred anger and threats of retaliation from the North.
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N Korea, knowing Obama won’t respond, decides to test the world. Expect many more such tests.
China better get their Pit bull Chia Pet under control or else
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