S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973
South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea decades ago, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday, bringing the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War to 519. The ministry added Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun and Kim Dong-ho, who were forcibly taken to the North while aboard their fishing boat, the Daeyeong, near…
South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea in 1973, bringing the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the Korean War to 519, according to the unification ministry. The crewmen, Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun, and Kim Dong-ho, were forcibly taken to the North while aboard the Daeyeong fishing boat near the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong.
Seoul's unification ministry has decided to provide 81 million won ($60,290) in consolation money to Jo's family members and is seeking to find the family members of the other abductees.
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