Mokpo

Disputes over illegal fishing are an irritant in relations between China and U.S. ally South Korea, even as their economic relations grow close. They also share concern about North Korea's nuclear weapon and missile programs. The three men were believed to have suffocated, a coastguard official in the South Korean port city of Mokpo said, adding that the incident was being investigated.

2016 September 30, “Three Chinese fishermen killed in confrontation with South Korea coastguard”, in Reuters, sourced from SEOUL (Reuters), archived from the original on 16 Feb 2025

South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast. The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near Daebichi Island in the sea county of Sinan.

2023 February 5, “9 missing after fishing boat capsizes in South Korea”, in AP News, sourced from SEOUL, South Korea (AP), archived from the original on 05 Feb 2023