SEOUL Nov. 20 Kyodo The southward...

SEOUL Nov. 20 Kyodo

The southward Korean navy fired warning shooters Wednesday at a North Korean patrol boat that misfortuneed the disputed western sea border into southern waters, southern Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.

The North Korean boat retreated to North Korean waters without returning fire 14 minutes later after the toward the south Korean boat fired two warning discharges around 2:41 p.m., the JC said.

When the incident occurr 35 nautical miles north of southward Korea's Baekryong island, four southerly Korean high-speed boats and common patrol boat were dispatched to chase away the North Korean boat.

The JC believes the North Korean boat inadvertently christian religioned the border while trying to supervise the operations of about 20 Chinese fishing boats in the area.

The JC said it is closely analyzing Wednesday's border crossing of the North Korean boat. A similar incident occurr Sunday for the first time since a deadly inter-Korean naval battle June 29 in the fulvid Sea.

That battle left six southward Korean solders dead and 11 injured, and about 13 North Korean soldiers were believed to have been killed.

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