SEOUL: A North Korean patrol boat repeatedly crossed the disputed Yellow Sea border with the South in an apparent show of force at the start of South Korea-United States (US) military drills, Seoul’s defense ministry said on Tuesday.

The incursion took place three times overnight on Monday and at one point, the North Korean naval vessel had reached two nautical miles inside the South side of the border.

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