US EditionFour North Koreans Drift Across Maritime Border in East Sea, Says ROK Military
- In late May 2025, South Korean military forces identified a small vessel with four North Korean occupants drifting southward near the maritime boundary in the East Sea.
- This incident followed similar cases earlier this year, with the individuals reporting they crossed the boundary accidentally and expressing no intent to defect.
- South Korean forces worked alongside the Coast Guard to hand over the four North Koreans to the appropriate authorities for questioning and potential repatriation.
- The Ministry of Unification stated that if the North Korean individuals choose to go back to their country, efforts will be made to ensure their repatriation is carried out quickly and safely for humanitarian reasons.
- Repatriation talks remain stalled due to Pyongyang's refusal of inter-Korean communication since late 2023, though recent leadership changes in the South may allow renewed dialogue.
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Four N. Koreans sentenced to political prison camps after failed sea defection - Daily NK English
Four North Koreans who tried unsuccessfully to defect by sea in late April have been sentenced to political prison camps. “Four people who got caught trying to defect in a small wooden boat near Hwadae county were investigated by provincial state security officials, then sent to the Ministry of State Security and finally sentenced to political prison camps in mid-May,” a source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK recently. Daily NK reported…
Four North Koreans drift across maritime border in East Sea, says ROK military
South Korea’s military intercepted a small wooden boat carrying four North Korean nationals that had crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea (Sea of Japan) last week, officials confirmed Thursday, raising fresh questions about inter-Korean repatriation procedures. “Four people were on board the boat,” Col. Lee Kyung-ho, deputy spokesperson for the Ministry […]
Credits: JN South Korea announced its rescue of four North Koreans whose ship was on board from territorial waters at Japan's sea. The South Korean Sea “teared a small North Korean wooden ship about 100 kilometers from the coast of Goseong” on the east coast of South Korea, said a military gate. According to the South Korean news agency Yonahap, the rescuers had apparently crossed the maritime border accidentally and requested to be returned to …
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