DPRK Boats Temporarily Cross into NLL

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DPRK Boats Temporarily Cross into NLL

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Three vessels of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) crossed the so-called Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea to the waters controlled by South Korea Friday afternoon but retreated without incident after South Korea navy fired warning shots.

The South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said a DPRK tugboat violated the NLL about five miles east of Baeknyeong Islands at about 2:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) while trying to pull two other DPRK's boats.

South Korean navy speedboats approached the boats and ordered them to turn back, according to the JCS.

After the vessels ignored the warning, five shots were fired from K-6 machine guns at about 2:35 p.m. (0535 GMT), followed by four 40mm shells at around 3:03 p.m (0603 GMT). The boats fled northward five minutes later.

No special action was taken by the DPRK's navy when the intrusion took place, the JCS said.

The JCS said the tugboats could have accidentally violated the sea border due to poor visibility.

The NLL is a controversial sea border between the two countriesin the Yellow Sea. Up to now, Pyongyang has not accepted it.

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