The crew of sailing yacht «Elfin» (Vladivostok) in the air «Public Primorye television» told about his adventures in the DPRK earlier coastal sailors on a tip from local fishermen detained by border guards, — informs «Pacific Russia».

Earlier it was reported that the Russian yacht «Elfin», registered in the Maritime Sailing Federation, unwittingly became the center of an international conflict with North Korea, moored to the bank of the mother at the Yacht Club «Seven Feet».

This happened on May 17 about about 13 hours. On the shore crew of four met with representatives of the Yacht Club, friends and relatives and a large number of journalists.

On board the yacht all the time there were four athletes Dmitry Nazarov (captain), Andrew Sigida, Alexander Filipenko, Sergei Domovidov (clew).

The crew landed and literally stunned the message: the North Koreans, stopped the boat and escorted it to the port Kimchak behaved extremely aggressively.

- We first approached one large vessel. The deck was a large number of Koreans, they waved their arms, screaming, their faces were evil. As we threw stones, chairs. This was followed by the boarding. Rammed the pulpit. Dozens of strikes. After Captain gestures it could be said that we slow down the course, Koreans have calmed down. Approached each ship with other side. If we do not agree peacefully, we would simply be torn apart, — said Alexander Filipenko.

- At first, we were not going to stop, because it was a civilian vessel, and it was not even a flag. If it had not approached the military, sailor with a gun would not have gone to the bridge and did not stop them, I do not know what could have happened. After I was taken on board, the crew stayed on the boat, I was interrogated. We all pick up the phone. One member of the crew managed to hide a cell with him later, while we hauled in Kimchak crew got through to Vladivostok, reported the incident and requested assistance, — shared the team captain.

The crew refuses to call this incident «a misunderstanding», as stated by the North Korean side. «It was a real piracy — no other word to describe it, I can not go,» — sure Dmitry Nazarov.

Earlier the head of the harbor of the Yacht Club «Seven Feet» Ilya Ermakov commented actions of North Koreans as follows: «North Korea is always considered a dangerous area for yachts pass Cases have been attacked already there are such that they are trying to capture, but the yacht dodge and go after it… the route from the coast large enough right now. on average, try to keep the boat 100 miles always. «Elfin» The crew did not depart from this course. »

After the settlement of the conflict Vladivostok sailors on Sunday, May 15 despite the cyclone moving immediately headed for Vladivostok. The way home took almost two days. Guys heavily soaked, cold, but come to the native port without breakdowns and technical problems.

Sport yacht «Elfin» from 5 to 8 May took part in an international regatta Busan Super Cup in 2016 in Busan, which won an honorable second place out of 42 crews. May 11 yacht headed for Vladivostok, and on May 13 at 19:45 at the Vladivostok time border authorities received a signal from the yacht requesting assistance, reports the yacht club press service of «Seven Feet».