South Korea says North Korea detained a South Korean fishing boat with three Chinese

8 South Korean media quoted official sources said North Korea detained a South Korean fishing vessel.

8 South Korean Coast Guard said the ship named "55 victory over the" number of South Korean fishing boat lost contact with the Korean eastern coast, on board three Chinese and four South Koreans. South Korea said in a statement later on fishing boats were detained by North Korea.

Some media said the ship was probably in the waters around the Korean exclusive economic zone. South Korea hopes that the DPRK would handle the matter in accordance with international practice, and the repatriation of fishing vessels and crew as soon as possible.

South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted South Korea's Coast Guard as saying, "The DPRK crew being investigated." A South Korean official said South Korean authorities on the 8th at the crew via satellite phone and had a very brief conversation, the crew of the ship to the North Korean port of the issue in the affirmative answer.

South Korea said the vessel at 7 pm to inform the fishing sector to Pohang location, no further contact. According to regulations, the vessel required the relevant departments at 8 am and again notice the new location.

According to the latest news from South Korea's YTN television, "55 victory" was a message at 8 am, said the vessel was heading the DPRK Kinzer. Payment policy in Korea's southernmost North Hamgyong.

It is reported that the vessel was on Aug. 1 from the South Korean Pohang sea fishing squid, as planned on September 10 should be returned.

North Korea is currently no news.

The current inter-Korean tensions. 5-day large-scale anti-submarine exercises on the 8th South Korea in the Yellow Sea to continue. The exercise, as South Korea, "Tian ship" incident response measures, designed to pressure North Korea. The exercise will continue until 9, 29 ships, more than 50 warplanes, 4,500 military personnel.

North Korea strongly criticized the exercise, and threatened to take countermeasures. 5, the statement said North Korea, North Korea, "Korea is closely watching every move"; "If you dare to invade South Korea, the DPRK will resolutely counter"