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Home» News»ROK Navy seizes North Korean vessel in the Yellow Sea
ROK Navy seizes North Korean vessel in the Yellow Sea
Picture Source: MBC (South Korean official broadcasting corporation)

ROK Navy seizes North Korean vessel in the Yellow Sea

A day before the Korean presidential election, the ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) told the press that at 9:30 a.m. on March 8, the ROK Navy seized and investigated a North Korea vessel that had crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea 10 kilometers east of Baekryung Island.

Daehan Lee 21 Mar 2022

The ROK Navy warned the North Korean vessel for the first time at 9 a.m., followed by the second warning as it crossed the NLL. According to the press release of the JCS, the ROK Navy’s patrol killer fired three times at the North Korean patrol ship that followed the vessel at 9:49 a.m. The North Korean ship then changed its course northwards, when the Navy boarded the vessel and started to investigate.

A US Government map showing where a North Korean 12 nautical miles (22 km) territorial waters limit would be, when disregarding the northwest UN Command islands, compared to the Northern Limit Line.


Total seven crews were on board, six of which were unarmed and wore the North Korean military uniform. All of them refused to defect and claimed to the ROK Navy that they mistakenly set a wrong course while carrying cargo on the vessel.



On the next day, March 9th, the Korean military handed over the seven crews and the seized vessel to North Korea near the NLL at 2 p.m.

“It was confirmed that the vessel crossed the NLL by mistake due to its wrong course setting and technical defects, and all crews wished to return to North Korea. Six of the total seven crews are military service members.”


A source from the ROK Armed Forces
ROK Navy 2022-03-21
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Posted by : Daehan Lee
Daehan Lee currently works for aerospace and defense-related projects in Seoul, also being a political, security affairs researcher writing about inter-Korean naval acquisition and development. He previously worked at the U.S. and Belgian Embassies in Seoul, the People Power Party, and election camps. Prior to his work in politics and foreign affairs, Lee served for the Republic of Korea Navy as an assistant to the Vice Admiral and a translator for Master Chief Petty Officers of the Navy, shortly working at the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Fields of interest include the Asia-Pacific security, defense acquisition, Korean politics and foreign policy.

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