Eight Chinese nationals caught trying to illegally enter South Korea by boat

Seoul [South Korea], October 6 (ANI): South Korea’s Coast Guard caught eight Chinese nationals who attempted to enter the country by boat illegally, authorities announced Monday, according to The Yonhap news agency.The group was intercepted in the early hours of the morning, after an unidentified vessel was spotted off the country’s west coast late Sunday night. The alert came in at 11:38 pm, and the boat was captured at approximately 1:43 am on Monday, about 40 kilometres northwest of Gauido Island.The small leisure boat, carrying all eight individuals, was towed to a port in Taean County, South Chungcheong Province.During the operation, one of the passengers jumped into the sea in an apparent bid to escape, but was quickly rescued, as per The Yonhap news agency.The Coast Guard said the g