North Korea Incursion Leads To Warning Shots

A South Korean naval ship has fired warning shots after three patrol vessels from the North crossed a disputed maritime border.

The incursion comes amid heightened tensions between Seoul and Pyongyang, which has previously led to an exchange of artillery fire.

In the latest incident, the South Korean vessel fired 10 warning shots causing the three boats to turn back, according to military chiefs.

It is not uncommon for patrol boats from the North to cross the unmarked Yellow Sea border.

The red line marks the Korean peninsula's de facto maritime border

Only last month two vessels ventured into South Korean waters, shortly before US President Barack Obama made a two-day visit to Seoul.

The Northern Limit Line (NLL) is an extension of the land border between the two countries, stretching into the sea west of the Korean peninsula.

It was drawn up by the US-led UN Command without Pyongyang's consent after the 1950-53 Korean War, which ended with a truce rather than a peace treaty, leaving the two nations still technically at war.

The disputed waters of the Yellow Sea west of the Korean peninsula

The North has refused to recognise the line as the sea border and has periodically challenged the South by violating it and demanding a new border be set further to the south.

The existing line curves northwards, effectively isolating five remote, South Korean-controlled islands from the mainland.

The furthest of those islands is closer to Pyongyang than Seoul.

In April, North Korea carried out live-fire drills close to the border.

The month before similar exercises saw forces in the North fire more than 500 artillery shells, including 100 that landed south of the border.

This led to the South to fire hundreds of rounds back into the North's waters.

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