Chinese Fishing Boats Capsize Near Korea: A Wake-Up Call for America’s Maritime Security

Two separate incidents of Chinese fishing boats capsizing off the southwestern coast of South Korea have raised urgent questions about maritime safety and geopolitical stability in a region critical to American national security. In the first accident, a boat carrying 11 crew members overturned roughly 150 kilometers southwest of Gunsan, with nine still missing despite extensive rescue efforts involving patrol vessels, helicopters, and planes. Only two crew were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel amid bleak search conditions complicated by fuel leaks and the absence of debris. This tragedy comes just one day after another Chinese fishing boat sank near...