North Korea's threat and Chinese fishing boats...Yeonpyeong-do Island, which was "overwhelmed by lying down."

[Anchor]
As tensions between the two Koreas have reached their peak recently, residents of Yeonpyeong Island, the northernmost part of the West Sea, are anxious as they recall the memories of the North's shelling 14 years ago.

Recently, it has been difficult due to the tyranny of Chinese fishing boats during the crab season, but they are suffering from double trouble due to the North Korean threat.

Reporter facial expression went to Yeonpyeong Island.

[Reporter]
If you climb to the Manghyang Observatory, the northernmost part of Yeonpyeong Island, you can see the sea off Hwanghae-do Island in North Korea at a glance.

Only 10 kilometers away, the islands close to you are quiet, but you can't hide the tension.

In front of you, you can clearly see the Northern Limit Line and the islands of Hwanghae Island across the sea. The occasional gunfire reveals the tension that hovers between the two Koreas.

Residents of Yeonpyeong Island, which has left traces of shelling 14 years ago, including the devastating collapsed roofs and bullet marks on the wall, recall their terrible memories of that day as tensions between the two Koreas have risen again recently.

[Lee Ja-yeon / Yeonpyeong Island resident: After waking up for a while, there was no one and they went to the shelter. I'm the only one in the neighborhood. After two or three days, my ears were bright. Grandpa's ears are weird....]

[Kim Gwi-jin / Yeonpyeong Island resident: I couldn't even call my neighbor's house. Because you can be scared if you call.... When it comes to "Tear Ring"....]

North Korea's threat also directly hits fishermen's livelihoods.

This is because it is not easy to operate even near the Northern Limit Line amid the growing risk of provocation.

In addition, illegal fishing by Chinese fishing boats these days, which are the crab season, is also a problem.

Due to Chinese fishing boats that sweep blue crabs overnight, the catch of fishermen on Yeonpyeong Island is decreasing every year.

[Kim Jung-hee / Yeonpyeong Island Fishermen: Since it's a military area, it departs during sunrise and comes around sunset, but Chinese ships operate 24 hours a day. They say "Double-handed" so they drag them all. As you can see tomorrow morning, it's right next to me.]

[Cha Jae-geun / Fishermen from Yeonpyeong Island] There's nothing when you go out in the morning. This is 200 pyeong, but last year alone, 120 to 130 people picked crabs in the workshop, and as you can see, some people are picking crabs....]

As the number of tourists visiting the island is decreasing due to the trend of the North Korean military in the border area, residents are feeling more anxious.

I'm YTN's facial expression Woo.

Filmmaker: Park Jin-woo and Wang Xion