It is known that a public official who disappeared while aboard the Soyeonpyeong Island fishing guidance ship in the northernmost part of the West Sea was shot dead by the North Korean side.
The shooting process has not been confirmed, but intelligence authorities are putting more weight on accidental accidents than possible intentional attacks.
In response, the Ministry of National Defense announced that it is conducting a detailed analysis of a variety of related intelligence and will explain the results of the analysis in the morning of today (24th).