A North Korean merchant ship violated the Northern Limit Line in the West Sea early this morning (24th) and received a warning fire from the military and withdrew, the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff said that at around 3:42 a.m. today, a North Korean merchant ship violated the NLL near Baengnyeong Island, 27 km northwest of the West Sea, and the South Korean military had to evacuate it with warning signals and warning fire.
The military regards the vessel's crossing of the NLL as an 'intrusion' and is investigating the circumstances.
On the other hand, the North Korean military said that it fired warning shots, claiming that the South Korean ship had invaded the naval military jet demarcation line in the West Sea.
In an announcement by a spokesperson, the North Korean Army's General Staff asserted that a frigate belonging to the South Korean 2nd Fleet had violated the maritime military demarcation line in the waters northwest of Baengnyeong Island in the early morning of this morning under the pretext of cracking down on ships, and it was suggested that it fire a 'warning fire'.
The North Korean Army's General Staff issued instructions to the coastal defense units of the Western Front to be thoroughly monitored and prepared for response, and at 5:15 pm, 10 rockets were fired near the area of occurrence to take an initial response to build a strong enemy ship. claimed to have taken
North Korea also said that the North Korean military fired 10 threat warning shots at 5:15 a.m. in the Ryongyeon-gun area in a 270° direction.
North Korea asserts, "We once again give a stern warning to our enemies who have recently launched provocations of artillery fire and loudspeakers on the ground front, as well as provocations to invade the sea."
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