Russian yacht with crew seen docked at South Korean port

Record ID: 1692997

  • Title: Russian yacht with crew seen docked at South Korean port
  • Date: 13th October 2022
  • Summary: POHANG, SOUTH KOREA (OCTOBER 13, 2022) (REUTERS) YACHTS INCLUDING A RUSSIAN YACHT DOCKED AT DONGBIN PORT RUSSIAN (LEFT) AND SOUTH KOREAN (RIGHT) FLAGS ON RUSSIAN YACHT / YACHT COCKPIT RUSSIAN FLAG FLYING CREWMAN BELIEVED TO BE RUSSIAN WALKING ALONG SIDE OF YACHT CREWMAN BELIEVED TO BE RUSSIAN ENTERING THE YACHT YACHT WINDOW YACHTS DOCKED AT PORT RUSSIAN YACHT CREWMAN BELIEVED TO BE RUSSIAN WALKING ALONG THE YACHT WHILE TALKING ON A MOBILE PHONE VARIOUS OF MANAGER OF THE MUSEUM FEATURING A RETIRED WARSHIP, KIM DUK-SOO, POINTING OUT A RUSSIAN YACHT YACHT COCKPIT (SOUNDBITE) (Korean) 68-YEAR-OLD MANAGER OF MUSEUM FEATURING RETIRED WARSHIP, KIM DUK-SOO, SAYING: “It is rare to see foreign yachts here. It has been a while since that yacht came in. It has a Russian flag on it. I think they fled from the call-up.” VARIOUS OF YACHT
  • Embargoed: 27th October 2022 05:20
  • Keywords: Russia South Korea Ukraine port yacht
  • Location: POHANG, SOUTH KOREA
  • City: POHANG, SOUTH KOREA
  • Country: South Korea
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Diplomacy/Foreign Policy,Government/Politics
  • Reuters ID: LVA001190513102022RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A Russian yacht, one of several which have arrived in South Korea in recent days, was seen docked at a port in Pohang, in the country's southeast on Thursday (October 13).
    Two crewmen, believed to be Russian, were seen on the vessel.
    Desperate to avoid military call-up to fight in Ukraine, more than 20 Russians have sailed in yachts down the coast to South Korea, but most were refused entry, a South Korean lawmaker said on Wednesday (October 12). Arriving aboard four yachts, 23 Russians have reached South Korea since late September, but authorities have granted entry to only two, according to the lawmaker.
    The others "were rejected because their purposes were unclear and they did not have sufficient documents," the lawmaker said in a statement.
    A manager of a retired warship docked near the Russian yacht said it is rare to see foreign yachts at the small local port Dongbin-hang, and most local residents believed they had fled from the call-up. Reuters was unable to independently verify the purpose of the Russian yacht's visit.
    There has been an exodus of conscription-age men from Russia since President Vladimir Putin ordered a partial mobilisation on September 21, but most fled by road, rail, and air to Europe and neighbouring former Soviet Union countries, like Georgia, Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan.
    (Production: Daewoung Kim, Hyunyoung Yi)
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