21 N Koreans reach South in first defection by sea in 5 yrs

Maritime police said the North Koreans were found on a boat that had sailed out of communist North Korea’s West-coast border zone and into international seas before heading into the South’s waters. They asked officials to be taken to the South.

‘‘They arrived at Inchon Port early today,’’ a maritime policeman said. ‘‘The North Koreans were taken to Seoul from the National Intelligence Service after they posed for photographs,’’ he said. (Reuters)