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2017.08.04
| Won | Pyongyang | Sinuiju | Hyesan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Rate | 8,130 | 8,110 | 8,125 |
| Rice Price | 5,770 | 5,740 | 5,800 |
It has been confirmed that a South Korean fishing boat, the Daeseung, was captured yesterday while fishing in the East Sea by a North Korean coastal defense vessel.
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) revealed on Sunday afternoon, “We have confirmed that the Daeseung, presumably while fishing within North Korea’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East Sea, got stopped and is now under investigation.” The crew consists of four Koreans and three Chinese.
According to KCG, the Pohang Fisheries Information Department asked the crew of the Daeseung by satellite telephone, “Are you now being towed by a North Korean patrol ship?” at 14:35 on the day and the answer was “Yes.” At the time of the last communication, the vessel reported that it was moving towards Sungjin, a port in Kimchaek, North Hamkyung Province.
It has not been clarified whether the Daeseung intruded into the North Korean waters or was forcefully kidnapped by the North. For now, the South is waiting for North Korea to make an announcement.
There is a possibility that a North Korean patrol ship entered the South’s EEZ. Sailing within another country’s EEZ is not problematic; only economic activities are the target of regulation.
According to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, when the Daeseung reported its location at 18:35 on the 7th, it was fishing in the waters between South Korea and Japan, a legal fishing ground. There should have been another report from the Daeseung at 5:35 on the 8th, but it did not occur.
If the Daeseung was dragged by the North from the South’s EEZ, the possibility cannot be excluded that the North planned the case intentionally.
It is possible that the North will try to label the fishing of the Daeseung as “espionage” and then detain the crew members for a long time, utilizing it as a chance to intensify the confusion in the Lee Myung Bak administration over its hard-line policy on North Korea. In this case, there is a high possibility that the issue will continue for an extended period.
However, there are three Chinese people on the crew, so the North’s authorities cannot help taking into account relations with China.
Regardless, for the time being the South Korean authorities are concentrating on figuring out precisely where the boat was captured.
In the case of the Yeonan, which crossed over the NLL due to troubles with its GPS in late July, the North sent a notice by telephone on the next day, but the crew was detained for a month.
In August, 2005, three squid fishing boats were captured, but in the afternoon of the same day, they were released. The Kyeolsung also entered North Korean waters in July, 2000 due to troubles with its GPS around Baekryeong Island, but on the next day it returned to Baerkyeong Island after investigation by the North’s authorities.
The Korea Coast Guard (KCG) revealed on Sunday afternoon, “We have confirmed that the Daeseung, presumably while fishing within North Korea’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the East Sea, got stopped and is now under investigation.” The crew consists of four Koreans and three Chinese.
According to KCG, the Pohang Fisheries Information Department asked the crew of the Daeseung by satellite telephone, “Are you now being towed by a North Korean patrol ship?” at 14:35 on the day and the answer was “Yes.” At the time of the last communication, the vessel reported that it was moving towards Sungjin, a port in Kimchaek, North Hamkyung Province.
It has not been clarified whether the Daeseung intruded into the North Korean waters or was forcefully kidnapped by the North. For now, the South is waiting for North Korea to make an announcement.
There is a possibility that a North Korean patrol ship entered the South’s EEZ. Sailing within another country’s EEZ is not problematic; only economic activities are the target of regulation.
According to the Ministry of Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, when the Daeseung reported its location at 18:35 on the 7th, it was fishing in the waters between South Korea and Japan, a legal fishing ground. There should have been another report from the Daeseung at 5:35 on the 8th, but it did not occur.
If the Daeseung was dragged by the North from the South’s EEZ, the possibility cannot be excluded that the North planned the case intentionally.
It is possible that the North will try to label the fishing of the Daeseung as “espionage” and then detain the crew members for a long time, utilizing it as a chance to intensify the confusion in the Lee Myung Bak administration over its hard-line policy on North Korea. In this case, there is a high possibility that the issue will continue for an extended period.
However, there are three Chinese people on the crew, so the North’s authorities cannot help taking into account relations with China.
Regardless, for the time being the South Korean authorities are concentrating on figuring out precisely where the boat was captured.
In the case of the Yeonan, which crossed over the NLL due to troubles with its GPS in late July, the North sent a notice by telephone on the next day, but the crew was detained for a month.
In August, 2005, three squid fishing boats were captured, but in the afternoon of the same day, they were released. The Kyeolsung also entered North Korean waters in July, 2000 due to troubles with its GPS around Baekryeong Island, but on the next day it returned to Baerkyeong Island after investigation by the North’s authorities.
