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Gerald
11-03-10, 12:35 PM
SEOUL, South Korea — The South Korean Navy fired warning shots at a North Korean fishing boat on Wednesday after the vessel strayed across the two Koreas’ border on the Yellow Sea, the Defense Ministry said.

The North Korean boat then retreated to the northern side of the line, the ministry said.

The countries have had violent exchanges before along their disputed maritime border, and a South Korean naval vessel sank there in March, killing 46 sailors.

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/04/world/asia/04korea.html?ref=world


Note:Published: November 3, 2010
TLAM Strike
11-03-10, 01:28 PM
"Fishing Boat" riiight... :roll:

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/6981/fishingboatk.jpg
I assume it retreated back across the demarcation line at a brisk 28 knots... :03:
Gerald
11-03-10, 01:33 PM
Yes,right...:o
SteamWake
11-03-10, 01:46 PM
They were in a boat out fishing.

The report is factual ;)
Gerald
11-03-10, 01:50 PM
Accuracy, but a possible "innocent" event
Ducimus
11-03-10, 07:27 PM
Business as usual. :haha:
Takeda Shingen
11-03-10, 07:32 PM
In related news:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/kim-jongun-privately-doubting-hes-crazy-enough-to,18374/
Gerald
11-03-10, 07:40 PM
It speaks to both respect, ineptitude and insanity!
Castout
11-03-10, 09:02 PM
It was a fishing boat just not fishing fish :D
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 06:18 AM
Next rumour will probably be along the lines of....."minelaying".
Castout
11-04-10, 08:18 AM
Next rumour will probably be along the lines of....."minelaying".

Or it might be purposely put there to entice harsh reaction from the South Korean Navy...to justify a retaliation. . . who knows
Gerald
11-04-10, 08:28 AM
It may well be that it was a mistake, they saw a shark in the water and wanted to use fish as a target, and it all went wrong, and tracked out....
Castout
11-04-10, 08:44 AM
It may well be that it was a mistake, they saw a shark in the water and wanted to use fish as a target, and it all went wrong, and tracked out....

Only common North Koreans are too poor to own a fishing boat and they would likely avoid hotly contested waters and would listen to and obey hail from military vessel.:DL
Weiss Pinguin
11-04-10, 09:03 AM
In related news:

http://www.theonion.com/articles/kim-jongun-privately-doubting-hes-crazy-enough-to,18374/
Saw that one the other day :haha:
Gerald
11-04-10, 09:57 AM
The article speaks for itself ..:cool:
TLAM Strike
11-04-10, 10:42 AM
Next rumour will probably be along the lines of....."minelaying".

Followed by "SILC or Midget Sub Deployment"

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2562/nkwonsanmysteryships.jpg
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 11:31 AM
Followed by "SILC or Midget Sub Deployment"

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/2562/nkwonsanmysteryships.jpg

Has anyone mentioned offloading military frogmen yet? :DL
TLAM Strike
11-04-10, 11:52 AM
Has anyone mentioned offloading military frogmen yet? :DL

Thats what the SILCs and Midget subs are normally for. :03:
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 12:15 PM
Thats what the SILCs and Midget subs are normally for. :03:

Bugga! I never thought of that :damn:

Explosives fitted homeing dolphins then :DL
TLAM Strike
11-04-10, 01:27 PM
Bugga! I never thought of that :damn:

Knowledge is power: Arm your self. (http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/06/north-korean-semi-submersible-craft.html)
Gerald
11-04-10, 01:35 PM
TLAM Strike,good link! :yep:
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 01:37 PM
Knowledge is power: Arm your self. (http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/06/north-korean-semi-submersible-craft.html)

Cool site :up:
TLAM Strike
11-04-10, 01:54 PM
Cool site :up:

Damn strait, I help run it! :O:
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 07:29 PM
Damn strait, I help run it! :O:

Really? :o
TLAM Strike
11-04-10, 07:33 PM
Really? :o

Yep :smug:

Here are two articles I contributed to it:

http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/10/birth-death-and-rebirth-of-iraqi-navy.html

http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/08/21st-century-russian-navy.html

I also contributed here and there with minor edits or expanded an article.

:up:
Gerald
11-04-10, 07:47 PM
Good links, :up:
Jimbuna
11-04-10, 08:28 PM
Yep :smug:

Here are two articles I contributed to it:

http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/10/birth-death-and-rebirth-of-iraqi-navy.html

http://covertshores.blogspot.com/2010/08/21st-century-russian-navy.html

I also contributed here and there with minor edits or expanded an article.

:up:

Nice one http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif