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Lee, who died, was found in the sea on the north side, about 38 km northwest of the disappearance.
Our military and the coast guard weighed on the possibility that Mr. Lee had fled to North Korea, and as a basis for that reason, we heard that Mr. Lee is familiar with the currents of the seawater and the currents in the region.
Then, reporter Jeong Gu-hee thought about what the bird was like when he went missing.
<Reporter> It
was confirmed that
Lee, a
public official, left his office at around 1:30 am on September 21 and disappeared from the ship at 11:30 am.
I got off the ship at some point in 10 hours.
It is argued that the seawater flow and the tide flowed to the north, but the direction of the tide near Yeonpyeong Island changes to the north, south, east, west, and so on.
According to the radar measurement data of the National Oceanographic Research Institute on the 21st, the day of disappearance, a very strong tide is formed in the northwest of Yeonpyeong Island around 8 am
Experts believe that Mr. Lee could travel to North Korea on this tide.
Here, the fact that Mr. Lee knows the tide is the basis unless he excludes the possibility of North Korea.
However, the story changes depending on the time Mr. Lee leaves the boat.
In fact, from 1:30 am to 5:00 am, when Mr. Lee left his office, the seawater continued to flow south.
If you have entered the sea at this time, the claim of attempting to escape North Korea using tide is not convincing.
Conversely, from 5 am, the direction of the algae gradually changes from south to north, but if this seed has entered the water afterwards, it may have used algae.
Therefore, knowing the time when Mr. Lee was off the boat can be an important clue to determine whether or not to defect to North Korea.
(Video editing: Park Jin-hoon)