S. Korea officially recognizes 3 fishing crewmen abducted by N. Korea in 1973

South Korea’s unification ministry recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea near Yeonpyeong in 1973, bringing the government-recognized postwar abductee total to 519. The ministry added Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun and Kim Dong-ho to the list of abductees eligible for consolation payments. It will provide 81 million won to Jo’s family and is seeking the families of the other two men.

The crewmen were taken from the fishing boat Daeyeong while it was near the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong.

The Daeyeong had not been counted among boats whose sailors were abducted until crew member Kim Byeong-do returned to South Korea in 2003, according to an association of postwar abductees’ family members.

After the 1953 Armistice Agreement, 3,838 South Koreans were taken to the North against their will.

Of those taken after the war, 3,319 have returned to South Korea, while an estimated 519 are thought to remain in the North.

Published Nov 2, 2026 3:40 pm KST

Kim Byeong-do, a crewmember of the Daeyeong, a fishing boat forcibly taken to North Korea in 1973, is welcomed upon arriving in South Korea. Yonhap

South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea decades ago, Seoul's unification ministry said Monday, bringing the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War to 519.

The ministry added Jo Gi-won, Kim Yang-hun and Kim Dong-ho, who were forcibly taken to the North while aboard their fishing boat, the Daeyeong, near the South Korean border island of Yeonpyeong in 1973, to the list of post-war abductees eligible for "consolation" payments under a relevant law.

It decided to provide 81 million won ($60,290) in consolation money to Jo's family members, while it is seeking to find the family members of the other abductees.

The Daeyeong had not been counted among the boats whose sailors were abducted by the North until Kim Byeong-do, one of its crewmembers, returned to South Korea in 2003, according to an association of post-war abductees' family members.

After the Armistice Agreement was signed to halt the Korean War in 1953, 3,838 South Koreans were taken to the North against their will. Of them, 3,319 have returned to the South, while an estimated 519 are thought to be held in the North.

The abductees include passengers and crew aboard a Korean Air plane hijacked in 1969, as well as fishermen who were abducted while operating near the inter-Korean maritime boundary.

韩国统一部承认了1973年在延坪岛附近被朝鲜绑架的三名渔民，使战后韩国政府承认的被绑架者总数达到519人。统一部将赵基元、金阳勋和金东浩列入有资格获得抚恤金的被绑架者名单。统一部将向赵基元的家人提供8100万韩元的抚恤金，并正在寻找另外两名被绑架者的家属。

船员们在“大英”号渔船靠近韩国边境岛屿延坪岛时被带走。

据战后被绑架者家属协会称，直到船员金炳道于 2003 年返回韩国后，“大永”号才被列入船员被绑架的船只名单中。

1953 年停战协定签订后，3838 名韩国人被强行带到北方。

战后被带走的人中，3319人已返回韩国，而据估计有519人仍留在朝鲜。

发布于2026年11月2日下午3:40（韩国标准时间）

金炳道是1973年被朝鲜强行扣押到朝鲜的渔船“大英号”的船员，他抵达韩国后受到欢迎。（韩联社）

韩国统一部周一表示，韩国已正式承认三名几十年前被朝鲜绑架的渔民，使自 1950-53 年朝鲜战争结束以来，韩国政府承认的被绑架者总数达到 519 人。

该部将1973年在韩国边境岛屿延坪岛附近，乘坐渔船“大荣号”被强行带到朝鲜的赵基元、金阳勋和金东浩列入战后绑架者名单，根据相关法律，他们有资格获得“安慰”款项。

当局决定向赵某的家人提供 8100 万韩元（约合 60290 美元）的慰问金，同时正在寻找其他被绑架者的家人。

据战后被绑架者家属协会称，直到2003年“大永”号船员之一金炳道返回韩国后，“大永”号才被列入被朝鲜绑架船员的船只名单中。

1953年朝鲜战争停战协定签署后，3838名韩国人被强行带往北方。其中3319人已返回韩国，据估计仍有519人被关押在北方。

被绑架者包括 1969 年被劫持的大韩航空飞机上的乘客和机组人员，以及在朝韩海上边界附近作业时被绑架的渔民。