Chinese man arrested after entering Korean waters on rubber boat

A Chinese national was arrested after entering South Korean territorial waters on a rubber boat off the coast of Taean, South Chungcheong Province, the Korea Coast Guard said Tuesday. According to the Taean Maritime Police Station, a suspicious rubber boat was spotted at around 9:36 p.m. Monday about 18 kilometers northwest of West Gyeongnyeolbi Island, off Taean County. The location was about 3.6 kilometers inside South Korea’s territorial waters. The boat was first spotted by the captain of a 20-ton fishing vessel operating in the area, who reported it to the fisheries safety communications office. The Coast Guard dispatched a […]...

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