{"id":42922,"date":"2019-11-27T22:17:46","date_gmt":"2019-11-27T22:17:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/11\/27\/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-korean-ship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T07:43:02","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T07:43:02","slug":"south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-korean-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2019\/11\/27\/south-korea-fires-warning-shots-at-north-korean-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"South Korea fires warning shots at North Korean ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 South Korea\u2019s military fired warning shots Wednesday to repel a North Korean merchant ship after it violated their disputed western sea boundary, Seoul officials said, the second such incident in two months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seoul\u2019s Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement that it believes the North Korean ship crossed the sea boundary due to bad weather and an engine problem. No further violence was reported. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the second time that South Korea has fired warning shots to drive back a North Korean ship in the area since South Korea\u2019s current liberal government took office in 2017. The first incident happened in September, according to South Korea\u2019s military. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ties between the two Koreas are strained amid a stalemate in U.S.-led diplomacy<\/a> on ending the North Korean nuclear crisis. <\/p>\n\n\n\t