South Korean military rescues North Korean ship drifting at sea...Sailor: ``I want to return to the north''

On the 29th, the South Korean military announced that it had rescued a North Korean ship that was drifting north of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), which marks the border between North and South in the East Sea (Sea of Japan). North Korean sailors intend to return to their home country
It is said that it shows. The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ``Today, at around 2:16 p.m., a maritime warning aircraft on maritime patrol was spotted in the sea about 200 kilometers east of Izu, Goseong County, Gangwon Province, from NLL.
We discovered an unidentified ship 3 kilometers to the north and dispatched a patrol ship.''The patrol ship picked up a signal for help from the unidentified ship that was drifting, approached the ship and confirmed it to be a North Korean ship.'' explain
Ta. A North Korean sailor said, ``I have been adrift for 10 days and want to return to the north,'' and asked for assistance with food and drinking water. Military authorities responded with humanitarian assistance.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said, ``North Korea is also requesting assistance from the United Nations Military Command and the international maritime communications network to rescue ships in distress.''
We are communicating the situation." Meanwhile, on the 24th of last month, a North Korean family of four crossed the NLL in a small wooden boat to request asylum. After the marine police rushed to the scene on a report from fishermen, the four people were arrested.
The matter was handed over to the prefectural intelligence investigation team.