DPRK ship in trouble being towed to S.Korean side

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DPRK ship in trouble being towed to S.Korean side

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A ship in trouble of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) was being towed by a South Korean Navy boat Tuesday after it drifted into southern waters offthe Yellow Sea, according to the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

The South Korean Navy found the 0.5-ton steel boat drifting 25 miles southwest of the Northern Limit Line (NLL), the controversial inter-Korean sea border in the Yellow Sea, the JCS said in a press release.

The South Korean side immediately sent a convoy ship to rescue the vessel and it encountered difficulties due to strong winds andhigh waves.

"I am not sure how long it will take to bring the boat to the South Korean shore," said Kim Sung-ok, head of the JCS's public affairs bureau. The boat is believed to have engine trouble, he said.

There are two DPRK civilians in the ship whose identities have not yet been confirmed, the JCS said.

South Korea views the NLL is the de facto maritime border between it and the DPRK, but the DPRK did not accept the concept.

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