DPRK's Patrol Boat Retreats After Drawing Warning Shots

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Last updated at: (Beijing Time) Wednesday, November 20, 2002

DPRK's Patrol Boat Retreats After Drawing Warning Shots

A patrol boat of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL), in the Yellow Sea on Wednesday, but it returned to the northern waters after warning shots were fired by the South Korean navy, Yonhap News reported.

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A patrol boat from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) which violated the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea Wednesday afternoon, returned to the north side territorial waters a few minutes later after receiving warning shots from the South Korean navy, said the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) of South Korea.

"The North's patrol vessel violated the NLL 3.5 nautical miles off Baengryeong Island at 2:41 p.m. (05:41 GMT) and retreated 14 minutes later after receiving two warning shots from our side," said JCS, which was quoted by Yonhap News.

The South Korean navy immediately dispatched four high-speed patrol boats and one other vessel to the area to confront the DPRK's boat, said JCS, adding "There was no return fire from the North' s boat."

According to JCS, the DPRK's NLL violation is the second of itskind since the June 29 inter-Korean naval clash in the Yellow Sea this year. The previous incident took place Nov. 16.

While, on Nov. 12, the South Korea military rejected the DPRK's accusation of the former's battleships infiltrating into the territorial waters of the north side in the Yellow Sea.

The NLL line is a controversial concept, which the DPRK dose not accept.

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