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Tue, January 31, 2023 | 11:49
Pirates say Korean food is good
Posted : 2011-02-01 18:31
Updated : 2011-02-01 18:31
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In the early morning hours of Jan. 31, five Somali pirates were transferred to Busan, where they were interrogated for seven hours by Busan's Coast Guard. On their first night in jail, they finished their meal and apparently slept soundly, officials said.

After investigations, the pirates arrived at the Busan office of the Korea Coast Guard at 6:30 p.m. After receiving medical checks, they were briefed on the cell rules and officially locked up at 7 p.m. They were assigned to three cells, two containing two each and one solely occupied.

Dinner was served at 7:25 p.m. The menu included rice, kimchi, doenjang or bean paste soup, fried eggs, and japchae, or traditional Korean sweet potato vermicelli with vegetables. The local coast guard said that the pirates ate all their food, leaving not a trace of any of the side dishes, even. Afterwards, they washed, were briefed again on the cell regulations and retired shortly after 9 p.m.

The pirates slept all night without waking or any disturbances, said a coast guard official.

In the morning of the 31st, the pirates washed and had a breakfast of rice, dried fish (pollack) soup, fried eggs, kimchi, and tofu.

When asked in English how they found Korean food, one of the pirates replied, "Good, good," the official said.

"The pirates were neither afraid nor nervous and spent their first night in the cells with great composure. Although they have committed serious crimes, we are remembering that, as ‘foreigner pirates,’ they are unique suspects and we are doing our utmost to maintain cell safety and security.”

The pirates were transferred to the South Regional Headquarters of the Korea Coast Guard where they underwent a second day of interrogation.



해적들 유치장서 호강?…한국 식사 ‘굿 굿’ 연발

30일 새벽 부산으로 압송돼 7시간여 동안 조사를 받고 부산해양경찰서 유치장에 입감된 소말리아 해적 5명은 입감 첫 날밤 식사를 싹 비우고 단 한번도 깨지 않고 숙면을 취했다고 관계자들이 전했다.

부산해양경찰서에 따르면 수사본부에서 조사를 마친 해적들은 30일 오후 6시 30분 부산해양경찰서에 도착했다. 신체검사를 받은 뒤 유치장 안전수칙 교육을 받은 뒤 오후 7시 정식 입감됐다. 이들은 3개 호실에 2명, 2명, 1명으로 나뉘어 입감됐다.

오후 7시 25분 식사가 제공됐다. 메뉴는 쌀밥, 된장국, 계란 프라이, 잡채 등 이었다. 해적들은 밥과 반찬을 하나도 남기지 않고 싹 비웠다고 부산해경은 전했다. 이어 세면을 한 뒤 유치장 안전수칙 교육을 다시 받은 뒤 오후 9시가 조금 넘어서 취침에 들어갔다.

해적들은 밤새 단 한번도 뒤척이거나 깨지 않고 숙면을 취했다고 부산해경은 밝혔다.

31일 오전 7시에 일어나 세면을 한 뒤 오전 7시 30분 쌀밥, 동태국, 계란 프라이, 김치, 두부 메뉴로 구성된 아침식사를 했다. 해적들은 역시 조금도 남기지 않고 식사를 끝냈다.

"한국 음식 먹을만 하냐?"고 영어로 묻자 해적 중 한 명이 "굿, 굿"이라고 대답했다고 부산해경은 밝혔다.
 
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