South Korea fires warning shots after boat from North enters waters | News

SEOUL, Sept 26, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - South Korea's military fired warning shots after a North Korean vessel entered its waters, prompting the ship to retreat, Seoul said Friday. The North Korean merchant ship crossed the maritime boundary, known as the Northern Limit Line (NLL), northwest of Baengnyeong Island at around 5am (2000 GMT) on Friday, South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said. "Our forces issued warning broadcasts and fired warning shots, after which the vessel retreated beyond our waters," the JCS said in a statement. The military added that they responded in "accordance" with procedures while "closely monitoring North Korea's movements". The incident comes two days after South Korea conducted live firing drills at the NLL. The two Koreas technically...