Four North Koreans were found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters Tuesday in what is likely a rare case of North Koreans taking a risky sea voyage to flee to the South, Seoul officials said.
Four North Koreans were found in a small wooden boat in South Korean waters on Tuesday in what is likely a rare case of North Koreans taking a risky sea voyage to flee to the South, Seoul officials said.
A South Korean coast guard ship found the boat south of the two Koreas' eastern sea border Tuesday morning, after a report by a fishing boat. The four people on board identified themselves as North Koreans, coast guard officials said. South Korean public broadcaster KBS, citing an unidentified government official, reported that the four North Koreans — a man and three women — are members of one family. KBS said they were not armed and did not wear military uniforms when they were found.
In 2019, South Korea deported two North Korean fishermen who said they wished to resettle, after determining they were criminals who had killed 16 fellow crew members. Earlier, several North Koreans were arrested after South Korean investigations concluded they were spies who had entered the country posing as defectors.
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