The incident occurred the evening of September 20. Schooner «Altai» followed by the port Zarubino to South Korea with a cargo of live crab. In neutral waters close to her North Korean warship and not trying to get in touch beforehand, schooner fired flares and automatic weapons. Schooner lied to, and then to its board landed armed men from the ship. They searched the ship and questioned the captain of the crew and cargo characteristics. After that, they were given permission to follow the schooner as intended and left the «Altai». The bombardment were no injuries, damage to the schooner has not won. On any reaction on the part of Russian officials is not reported.
Maritime Agency 24