South Korea's Defense Minister has addressed the situation surrounding a North Korean fishing boat that drifted into South Korean waters and ran ashore undetected in Gangwon-do Province.<br />The boat and its crew... remained there until Saturday morning,... and it only came to the military's attention following a report by a civilian.<br />During a biannual meeting of some 150 top commanders on Wednesday, Jeong Kyeong-doo said it was a very grave situation... He added those responsible for not spotting the boat will be reprimanded ... reversing the military's previous stance.<br />He called for proactive measures to prevent a similar incident happening again.<br /><br />"Even if the military has done a hundred good deeds... if there's a loophole in security operations... the military will lose the public's trust. Rather than blaming its equipment,... the military should tighten its operational and work discipline."<br /><br />The meeting was initially aimed at monitoring the South Korean military's efforts to carry out the government's comprehensive Defense Reform 2-point-0 scheme, a five-year plan to modernize the country's defense structure.<br />
