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Chinese fishing boat that had entered the seas of Korea and was fishing illegally was caught by the sea.

Last year, the crackdown was slowed down due to the coronavirus, but recently, when more than 100 Chinese ships appeared again in the West Sea, the crackdown began in earnest.



This is Park Jae-hyun.



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A Chinese fishing boat turns off the fire and begins to flee.



[Seohae 5do Special Guards: Illegal Chinese ships continue to flee.] The



Seohae 5dos

Special Guards,

who followed the fishing boats,

keep

pace and move on.



[Current time 19:43, etc.] At the



same time, on other fishing boats, the work of cutting the double-layered iron gate with a chainsaw was in progress.



[The wheelhouse is open.

The left room is open.] These



are Chinese fishing boats that were cracked down last night (5th) to the vicinity of Yeonpyeong Island for illegal fishing.



Two fishing boats and 14 crew members were captured, and 23 were driven out of the waters.



Due to corona infection concerns, last year, the Coast Guard focused on expelling rather than arresting.



As a result, the number of crackdowns last year has significantly decreased to less than one-fifth compared to the previous year.



However, in recent years, the number of illegal fishing on Chinese lines has increased significantly, and they are actively responding.



[Lee Seong-gye/Seohae 5do Special Guard Operation Chief: There are about 100 (Chinese ships) in Yeonpyeong Island.

Of these, more than 20 ships are coming down as a group.] There



has also been a change in the response of Chinese fishing boats.



In the past, they were armed with iron spears to prevent the seascape from getting on the boat, but recently, all entrances are blocked with iron gates, etc.



If illegal fishing vessels near the Northern Limit Line quickly cross the North Korean waters, the crackdown will have to be abandoned, so the time allotted for the crackdown is only about 10 minutes.



The Coast Guard said it is preparing to crack down on illegal fishing by researching the structure of Chinese ships and replenishing equipment.



(Video coverage: Seol Min-hwan, video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Lee A-reum, screen provided: West Sea 5th Special Guard)