15 holes on S. Korean boat after clash with N. Korean navy: official

By Sam Kim
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Yonhap) -- About 15 holes were found on the South Korean patrol
boat that engaged in a skirmish with a North Korean vessel on Tuesday off the
west coast, an official said.

The South Korean boat used its guns to retaliate after taking fire from the North
Korean vessel a little over 3km away, the South Korean defense official told
reporters in a briefing.
The South Korean Navy sounded a warning twice before the North Korean boat
crossed the Northern Limit Line -- a de facto border drawn at the end of the
Korean War -- and three times afterward.
"The battle lasted about two minutes," the official said, stressing the South
Korean Navy followed standard operating procedure before the shooting erupted.
samkim@yna.co.kr
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