N. Korean boat intrudes into S. Korean side of western sea border

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, June 4 (Yonhap) -- A North Korean patrol boat intruded Thursday into the
South Korean side of their western sea border and returned after nearly an hour,
an official here said.
The intrusion took place at 2:47 p.m. high amid tension in the Yellow Sea after
North Korea warned last week against the safety of South Korean vessels operating
near the Northern Limit Line (NLL).
South Korean naval forces sounded a warning signal, prompting the North Korean
vessel to return at 3:38 p.m., a Joint Chiefs of Staff official said in Seoul.
North Korea insists the NLL, drawn by a U.S. commander at the end of the 1950-53
Korean War that ended in a truce, should be drawn farther south.
Deadly naval battles erupted between the Koreas near the NLL in 1999 and 2002.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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