President Moon Jae-in instructed the military Thursday to look thoroughly into why it failed to spot a North Korean fishing boat that crossed the border and reached a local port, according to his office.

Moon issued the order directly to Defense Minister Jeong Kyeong-doo just before they attended an inter-agency session on fighting corruption at the presidential compound, Cheong Wa Dae spokesperson Ko Min-jung said.

This image shows a North Korean fishing boat, made of wood, that reached a South Korean port without being detected by its military or coast guard.

Moon was quoted as telling the minister to "thoroughly check" whether there were problems connected with the failure to detect the small wooden vessel and to provide the people with adequate information immediately.(Yonhan)

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