2011 Incheon fishing incident

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The 2011 Incheon fishing incident occurred on December 12, 2011 in Socheong Island, Incheon, South Korea. The incident involved a Chinese fisherman who was said by the South Koreans to be fishing illegally. [1] During the confrontation two Incheon coast guardsmen were stabbed. [1] [2]

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Incident

At 87 km southwest of Socheng Island the 66 ton Chinese trawler Yogeumuh rammed into a South Korean coast guard ship. [3] [4] The boat was seized by the South Korean coast guards for illegal fishing. [1] The captain of the Chinese boat then stabbed two Incheon-based coast guardsmen. ROK Coast Guardsman Lee Cheong-ho died after being stabbed in the ribs. [3] Lee Nak-hoon was wounded after stabbed in the abdomen. [1]

Aftermath

In Seoul, Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Suk-hwan requested the PRC ambassador to South Korea Zhang Xinsen (张鑫森) make a statement about illegal fishing and the fisherman's use of violence. [3] On December 8, Zhang just said the government is "increasing education" for its fishermen. [5] Foreign Ministry spokesman Liu Weimin expressed hope that South Korea will fully protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese fishermen and provide humanitarian treatment. [6]

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