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In the western part of the Sea of Japan, the DPRK border guards detained the Russian Katalexa yacht with three crew members on board. At the moment, she is located in the North Korean port of Rajin, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press attache of the Russian Embassy Denis Samsonova.
"The Korean side informed us that the yacht is located in the port of Rajin. It was delivered there at about 22:00 on Thursday (at about 16:00 Moscow time). The headquarters with the US Mainate Advisor Alexander Minaev, the ambassador Alexander Macehera was personally involved in all issues related to the Katalexa yacht," said Samsonov. According to him, the North Korean authorities have not yet explained how the yacht was on their territory.
According to Samsoenov, the embassy "caused bewilderment" by the statement of the consular department of the DPRK Foreign Ministry stating that the yacht was detained for violation of the border. According to diplomats, she was in an area that is located no closer than 50 miles from the shore.
Yuri Bochkarev, Russian General Consul General in Consul, went to Rajin. The diplomat intends to meet with Katalexa crew members, added a press attache of the diplomatic mission.
The head of the Yacht Club "Scarlet Sails" in Vladivostok Artem Moiseenkov said that Katalexa was returning to Primorye after a two-month repair in Japan.
In May last year, a similar incident occurred. In international waters 80 sea miles from the port of Koson, the DPRK border guards detained the Russian Ylfin yacht with the captain and four crew member on board. The yacht was ruined to the port of the city of Kimchhek (Kimchak).
Two days later, Elfin and her crew were released. The yacht continued to go to Vladivostok.
According to Genconsul Bochkarev, the DPRK authorities explained the incident with the detention of the yacht with a misunderstanding . Since the yacht returned from the regatta in the South Korean city of Pusan, there were inscriptions in Korean on board, they told the diplomat in the external relations of the province of Khamgen-Poom. Rybakov, who met Elphin in the Sea of Japan, this was alerted, and they reported what the security forces saw. North Korean officials asked Bochkarev "understand the position of fishermen."