Seoul: South Korea fired warning shots Friday after a North Korean merchant ship briefly crossed the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the Yellow Sea, the de facto maritime border between the Koreas, the military said. The incident occurred near South Korea's border island of Baengnyeong at around 5 a.m.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the North Korean vessel breached the NLL, prompting the South Korean military to issue warning broadcasts and fire warning shots. Following these actions, the vessel retreated from South Korean waters.