Coast Guard seizes Chinese boat for illegal fishing off west coast
Social affairsApr 14, 2018
The Coast Guard has seized a Chinese fishing boat for illegally operating in South Korean waters off the west coast, officials said Saturday.The 35-ton dragnet boat was caught for fishing in waters about26 km northwest of South Korea's northernmost island of Baengyeong around 6:10 p.m. Friday after crossing the inter-Korean maritime border, known as the Northern Limit Line, 5 km into the South. (Yonhap)The Coast Guard chased the boat for two and a half hours before seizing it, officials said. In