According to him, there were 17 sailors on board, among them 15 Russians and two South Koreans.
According to Sedler, the seiner left the South Korean port of Sokcho and headed to the area of its traditional fishing in the Sea of Japan. The capture occurred approximately 55 nautical miles from the territory of the DPRK.
“At 4 am on July 17, border guards disembarked right on the ship and turned off all means of communication,” he said.
It is noted that the representative of the Russian Embassy in Pyongyang was only able to visit the seized vessel on July 23.
In February, the South Korean Foreign Ministry reported that Russian border guards detained a South Korean ship that was fishing in Russian waters, on suspicion of illegal fishing.