Whoa. I did not know this. Apparently the North Korean Navy partly funds itself through piracy.
Posted by
loosilu (aka loosilu2)
May 22 '13, 07:26
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"NightWatch
For the night of 21 May 2013
North Korea-China: Gunmen wearing North Korean military uniforms released a Chinese fishing boat Tuesday, 21 May, after holding its crew for two weeks, beating up the captain and stealing the boat's fuel, the boat's owner said. He also said that the hijackers did not get the 600,000 yuan ($100,000) ransom they had demanded.
Comment: The North Korean navy is responsible for generating much of its operating income. It does this through fishing, coastal shipping, smuggling, providing protection and through piracy of Chinese and South Korean fishing boats and attempting to get a ransom. There are no pirates in North Korea that are not connected to the navy."
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