TASS, July 28. The Russian fishing boat Xiang Hai Lin 8 detained by North Korean border patrol officers has been released on Saturday, the Russian embassy in Pyongyang reported on it official ...

SEOUL — A Russian fishing vessel and its crew, including two South Koreans, held by North Korea have returned home, the Ministry of Unification said Sunday.

The crew members were aboard a Russia-flagged fishing boat when it was detained by North Korea, Seoul officials said; South Korea said it was working with Russian authorities to secure the freedom ...

Russian fishing boat Xiang Hai Lin 8 was detained on July 17 [Russian Embassy in the DPRK/Handout via Reuters] Published On 28 Jul 2019 28 Jul 2019.

Xiang Hai Lin 8 was built in 2015 and flies the Russian flag. The Northeastern Fishing Company owns the boat and is registered in the Island of Sakhalin. R7839/P/S1200/CT19 .