South Korean authorities have turned back a North Korean fishing boat on Saturday,... after it sailed below the eastern maritime border between the two Koreas.<br />According to the South Korean coast guard,... a navy surveillance plane spotted the vessel at around 9 AM Korea time,... in waters 110 kilometers northeast of the Dokdo islets. <br />The coast guard immediately dispatched a patrol vessel,... identifying the fishing boat at 10:40 AM. <br />The North Korean Navy contacted the South at around noon,... asking to rescue the vessel.<br />However, the crew rejected the coast guard's offer of assistance.<br />It was escorted back to North Korean waters at around 8 PM. <br />
