Recently, there was news on the Internet that a Chinese fishing boat was suspected of crossing the border fishing on the 15th of this month and was chased by North Korean ships, and in the process of chasing, Chinese fishing boats and North Korean ships crossed the South Korean border, and the South Korean coast guard immediately issued a warning after discovering it.
The network image is for reference only
The Chinese fishing boat, seemingly unwarned by the South Korean coast guard, rushed into South Korean waters with the North Korean ships behind, and South Korea had to send ships to intercept them. During the interception process, because the two sides did not listen to the South Korean side to dissuade them from continuing to sail, the South Korean side fired warning shots to scare off the North Korean pursuers behind. But by coincidence, South Korea spooked off the North Korean boats but failed to evade the Chinese fishing boats, and the two boats eventually collided.
It stands to reason that there are frequent incidents of ship crossings and maritime confrontations between North and South Korea, and many netizens think that we give so much free assistance to North Korea every year, and North Korea has no reason to treat our fishing boats like this. Not to mention, North Korea's treatment of our Chinese fishing boats is unambiguous.
North Korean gunboats
On May 8, 2012, three Chinese trawlers operating in the waters of the Yellow Sea were forcibly taken to the Biwaku Base of the North Korean West Sea Fleet by a small North Korean gunboat (a Chinese-built Type 63 gunboat).
Satellite view of the base of the North Korean West Sea Fleet
At 4:30 a.m. on May 8, the Liaodanyu 23979 boat was arrested at 123 degrees 57 minutes east longitude and 38 degrees 05 minutes north latitude, and at 13 o'clock on the afternoon of May 8, Liaodanyu 23528 and 23536 boats were arrested at 123 degrees 36 minutes east longitude and 38 degrees 18 minutes north latitude. The other side demanded a ransom of 1.2 million yuan, and the ship and crew were not released until 13 days later. Later, it was confirmed that the sea area where the accident occurred was determined to be in the sea area under the jurisdiction of the Chinese side west of 124 degrees east longitude.
The approximate location of the fishing boat that was caught and detained
On May 5, 2013, the fishing boat Liaopuyu 25222 was intercepted by a North Korean patrol boat in Chinese waters, and the owner was required to pay 600,000 yuan. Sixteen days later, North Korea released the ship and crew without paying the ransom by the Chinese.
At 10 p.m. on September 12, 2014, a fishing boat in Dalian's Jinzhou District was forcibly towed away and detained by a North Korean ship in the name of cross-border fishing while fishing in the Yellow Sea. After the North Korean ship approached the fishing boat, four people on board quickly boarded the fishing boat, two of them armed with submachine guns, punched and kicked the captain and crew after getting on the boat, took the crew to the front compartment of the fishing boat and locked it, and then sailed the boat for one and a half hours to reach the North Korean area, released the crew and forced them to kneel on the deck and conduct so-called photo collection, and then fined the owner 250,000 yuan. It was not until the evening of the 17th of that month that the six crew members returned to the fishing village, with beaten scars on their bodies, money taken away from their bodies, and even their belts robbed.
In recent years, with the rapid growth of China's military strength, some countries are increasingly jealous of China, but there are still some neighboring countries that arbitrarily seize our fishing boats, such as North Korea, South Korea, Vietnam, Japan and other countries. Although North Korea and China are friendly neighbors, we cannot be bullied casually. If our fishermen cannot be safely engaged in fishing operations in their own waters, then our coast guard vessels should be dispatched to guard the relevant waters. This time, South Korea relieved us of the siege, but if the fishing boat broke into South Korean waters and collided, it is estimated that it will definitely be detained by South Korea again.