North Korea Seizes South Korean Ship
By Wyatt Earp | July 30, 2009
Just when you thought North Korea couldn’t be more ballsy, they pull a stunt like this. And the ironic part is that the Norks didn’t have enough intestinal fortitude to try and capture a warship.
No, these brave souls stopped and detained a fishing vessel. Yeah, they might as well have stopped an extra from Deadliest Catch.
Friggin’ cowards.
SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea asked North Korea to quickly release a fishing boat and its four crew members, hours after the vessel was seized after accidentally crossing the countries’ eastern sea border, an official said Thursday.
The incident comes amid tense relations between the countries over the North’s nuclear and missile programs and amid a steady deterioration in ties since early last year.
Seoul’s Unification Ministry made the formal written request to North Korean maritime authorities, ministry spokeswoman Lee Jong-joo said. The ministry is responsible for handling relations with the North.
The seizure took place at about 6:30 a.m. Thursday when a North Korean patrol boat took the 29-ton vessel “800 Yeonan” into custody after it crossed into the North’s waters due to apparent malfunctioning of its satellite navigation system, an official at South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said. (H/T – FOXNews)
Someone needs to whack these bastards over the nose with a rolled-up newspaper. Before January, 2009, I assumed that America would be leading that charge. Now? Who the frak knows?
Topics: WTF? | 5 Comments »
July 31st, 2009 at 6:25 am
They seize a fishing boat every now and again. If history is any judge, they’ll let the crew go home after three to five days. This time might be different, but who knows.
July 31st, 2009 at 7:23 am
Sorry, Wyatt, I disagree with you on this.
Wyatt said:
“And the ironic part is that the Norks didn’t have enough intestinal fortitude to try and capture a warship.”
Why would they do that when it is the S Koreans who are at fault here? Do you want them to break international law on a whim?
The original story said:
” …the vessel was seized after accidentally crossing the countries’ eastern sea border, an official said Thursday.”
So the fishing boat (with or without spying equipment some of them used to have it – and vice versa, of course) was seized for invading the fisheries of another country with whom it has seriously bad relations. Yes?
” …crossed into the North’s waters due to apparent malfunctioning of its satellite navigation system …”
Assuming it was accidental (and the cause here seems to be a guess), they ought to have got their GPS sorted out rather than bleating when N Korean takes the obvious action!
At the least they owed the N Korean Government an apology. (Seems like this is as hard to get as an apology from POTUS or Prof Gates!)
July 31st, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Josh – I almost wish the South Koreans challenged them with superior firepower.
Alan B – Yeah, those fishing vessels are deadly. They were probably trying to launch a crab attack against the North Korean mainland!
August 1st, 2009 at 12:05 am
Oh, no,..Hans Blix!
Sowwy,…actually I should have said: “Nowth Kowea Scwewed now.”
August 1st, 2009 at 6:42 am
I would have a lot more respect for them if they seized a Greenpeace ship. Of course we would have a tough time condemning them being that they acted properly.
By we I mean those of us who realize Greenpeace has an army/navy that doesn’t have the balls to actually fight for America and it’s interests.