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South Korea asks North Korea for help with finding missing seaman near border
Seoul deployed about 10 ships and aircraft and asked Pyongyang to help search for a sailor believed to have drifted north of the border.
- On Sunday, South Korea asked North Korea to help search for and return a missing navy sailor believed to have drifted north of the Northern Limit Line during a patrol off its eastern coast.
- The seaman apprentice went missing Sunday morning while aboard a naval vessel patrolling about 50 kilometers off Geojin in Gangwon Province, last seen by a crew member between midnight and 2 a.m.
- South Korea's Navy launched a search operation with the Coast Guard, deploying around 10 ships and aircraft. Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back instructed officials to "make every effort to rescue the missing serviceman as quickly and safely as possible."
- Pyongyang has not responded to the humanitarian request, despite Seoul notifying North Korea through international merchant ship communication channels while the country deepens ties with Moscow.
- President Lee Jae Myung's appeal aligns with his dovish approach toward the North, seeking to ease tensions through dialogue and confidence-building measures that mark a sharp shift from his predecessor's hawkish policies.
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The request was sent via text message to journalists because there is no active communication line between the divided countries, according to the ministry responsible for inter-Korean affairs. It added that the request was addressed to Pyongyang. "On July 12, a navy sailor went missing while on coast guard duty in the East Sea, and there appears to be a possibility of drifting north across the northern boundary line," the South Korean governmen…
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