{"id":55380,"date":"2023-06-14T16:00:42","date_gmt":"2023-06-14T07:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=55380"},"modified":"2026-04-05T15:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T06:56:18","slug":"fewer-north-korean-patrol-boats-monitor-area-near-sinuiju-than-before-pandemic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/fewer-north-korean-patrol-boats-monitor-area-near-sinuiju-than-before-pandemic\/","title":{"rendered":"Fewer N. Korean patrol boats monitor area near Sinuiju than before pandemic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The number of North Korean patrol boats operating in the Yalu River near Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, has fallen by half since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Prior to COVID-19, North Korean patrol boats made significant amounts of money from bribes gleaned from smugglers, but after smuggling operations largely ceased following the closure of the border, fewer patrol boats are in operation.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on condition of anonymity for security reasons, a source in North Pyongan Province told Daily NK on Monday that North Korea currently operates just two patrol boats in the downstream section of the Yalu \u2014 a patrol boat with the coast guard\u2019s 52nd Flotilla under the Navy\u2019s 12th Flotilla operating in Cholsan County, and a patrol boat with a border patrol unit based in Sinuiju.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Up until 2019, five patrol boats operated in the area, but now that number has been cut by over half. Since COVID-19, the other three patrol boats have remained inactive, with locals calling them simply \u201cstationary patrols.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cBefore COVID-19, the border patrol could cover 100% of the operating costs of the patrol boats by confiscating oil or taking bribes from people using small boats to smuggle, but since the closure of the border, they\u2019ve reduced patrol boat operations because they can\u2019t make as much in bribes as before,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cPrior to COVID-19, small boats paying USD 3,000 a year in bribes could go to sea and smuggle. Navy personnel took that money and bought oil or parts for the patrol boats, or spent it on personal expenses.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">According to the source, the state should have been providing fuel and covering other operating expenses for the patrol boats, but the operators of the boats were left to fend for themselves, turning to bribes to stay afloat.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following the closure of the border in January 2020, smuggling operations largely ceased, and border patrol units lost the financial lifeline they needed to cover their operating costs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>North Korea continues to sell West Sea fishing rights to China<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, North Korean naval boats patrolling the West Sea are making money by illegally selling fishing rights to China, despite a 2017 U<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">N Security Council resolution banning the country from doing just that.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multiple sources confirmed to Daily NK that North Korea has been finding clever ways to sell fishing rights to China despite the border closure.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNavy officials take bribes and sell fishing rights to China in return for watching the backs of Chinese fishermen as they fish in our seas,\u201d one of the sources told Daily NK, speaking on condition of anonymity. \u201cOur military personnel are essentially filling the stomachs of Chinese fishermen.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i>Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources who live inside North Korea, China and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous due to security concerns. More information about Daily NK\u2019s reporting partner network and information gathering activities can be found on our FAQ page\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/faq\/\">here<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20230612-6\/\"><i>Read in Korean<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The number of North Korean patrol boats operating in the Yalu River near Sinuiju, North Pyongan Province, has fallen by half since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, Daily NK has learned. 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