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Russian yacht with 3 crew members reportedly seized by North Korea ‘Misunderstanding’ behind North Korea’s seizure of Russian yacht – embassy
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A Russian yacht with three people on board has apparently been intercepted by North Korea. Russia’s embassy in Pyongyang has confirmed that it is now in the port in the city of Rason, which is in the northern part of the country. A Russian yacht with three people on board was seized by North Korea over a misunderstanding, Pyongyang has told the Russian embassy. The ship was reportedly intercepted after an erroneous report, which said it had violated the country’s waters.
The Russian sailing sport federation said earlier that a yacht named the Katalexa had likely been seized by a North Korean ship en route from Taiwan to Vladivostok in Russia. The federation said the ship was intercepted in the northwestern part of the Sea of Japan sometime after leaving the South Korean city of Pohang, where she had been undergoing repairs. The yacht, named ‘the Katalexa’, was seized by North Korea’s coast guard on Thursday evening after “overcautious” local fishermen tipped off the authorities about the Russian vessel, which they said had entered the territorial waters of the country, according to an explanation given to the embassy. The vessel was then sailed to the port in the city of Rason, in the northern part of the country.
“At the moment Yury Bochkarev, the consul-general in Chongjin, is heading to the port of Rajin [in Rason], where the Russian yacht has been staying since yesterday,” the embassy told RIA Novosti. “He will try to contact crew members and talk to them.” The diversion of the boat was ealier reported by a Russian sailing sport federation, which said it was sailing from Taiwan to Vladivostok in Russia. The federation said the ship was intercepted in the northwestern part of the Sea of Japan, sometime after leaving the South Korean city of Pohang, where it had been undergoing repairs.
The embassy said the Katalexa was brought to the North Korean port on Thursday night. Russian diplomats say they were not given any explanation about how exactly the Russian ship ended up there. The embassy said on Friday that Pyongyang considered the incident settled and that ‘the Katalexa’ was free to leave Rason. The city is in North Korea’s northernmost Kwanbuk region on the Pacific coast, bordering Russia and China.
Rason is a located in North Korea’s northernmost Kwanbuk region on the Pacific coast, bordering Russia and China.