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South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North

In a Good-Will Gesture, South Korea Returns Stranded Fishermen to the North
The fishermen’s boats had drifted into South Korean waters, officials said. The South’s new president has been trying to improve ties with North Korea.
South Korea repatriates 6 rescued North Koreans across sea border
South Korea on Wednesday repatriated six North Koreans across the maritime border in the East Sea, months after they drifted into southern waters and were rescued.
South Korea returns six North Koreans stranded at sea this year
South Korea returned on Wednesday six North Koreans who had become stranded at sea earlier this year after their vessels had drifted south, Seoul's Unification Ministry said on Wednesday.
South Korea sends 6 rescued North Koreans back across sea border
South Korea sent six North Koreans back across their sea border, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May.
Six North Koreans Sent Back on a Tiny Wooden Boat by the South
The fishermen said they wanted to go home, but repatriations pose legal and moral questions given the Kim regime’s secrecy.
South Korea's balloon crackdown hits anti-North Korea activists
The equipment activist Lee Min-bok uses to send balloons laden with anti-Kim Jong Un leaflets across the border from South Korea unto the North has been gathering dust and cobwebs for months.When it became clear that centre-left politician Lee Jae Myung was on track to win the June presidential election,
Seoul returns six North Koreans with 'strong desire' to go back
Two of the North Koreans had veered into southern waters in March and stayed on for four months - the longest period recorded for non-defectors. The other four are sailors who drifted across a disputed maritime border between the North and the South in May.
South Korea sends back North Koreans who drifted on wooden boats across border
South Korea sent six North Koreans back across the rivals' sea border on Wednesday, months after they drifted south in wooden boats in March and May. It came after months of failed efforts to contact North Korea to coordinate the repatriation of the six individuals,
After Months Stuck in the South, 6 North Koreans Go Home
South Korea has returned six North Korean fishermen who drifted into its waters after engine failures, in what appears to be a gesture of good will under new President Lee Jae Myung. The repatriation occurred Wednesday near the maritime border on the peninsula's east coast,
Seoul repatriates six North Koreans who drifted south by accident and sought return
The individuals, who accidentally drifted into South Korean waters this year, were returned across a maritime border on Wednesday. View on euronews

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