▁E o che ong ▁island ▁about ▁ 7 0   km ▁near ▁G uns an ▁in ▁the ▁Y ellow ▁Sea . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁conflict ▁between ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁boat ▁and ▁fish erm en ▁from ▁the ▁People ' s ▁Republic ▁of ▁China . ▁ ▁Inc ident ▁About ▁ 5 0 ▁Chinese ▁fish ing ▁boats ▁were ▁il leg ally ▁fish ing ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁E och eng ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁Republic ▁of ▁Korea ▁Coast ▁Guard ▁ship ▁shot ▁them ▁with ▁water ▁can n ons ▁to ▁move ▁them ▁back . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁ 6 3 - ton ne ▁Chinese ▁fish ing ▁boats ▁then ▁intention ally ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 - ton ne ▁South ▁Korean ▁coast guard ▁ship . ▁ ▁The ▁fish ing ▁boat ▁then ▁caps ized . ▁ ▁The ▁coast ▁guard ▁officers ▁tried ▁to ▁arrest ▁the ▁fish erm en ▁for ▁il leg ally ▁fish ing ▁near ▁the ▁island . ▁ ▁The ▁fish erman ▁resist ed ▁arrest ▁and ▁fought ▁with ▁steel ▁bars , ▁clubs ▁and ▁sh ov els . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁confront ation , ▁four ▁Korean ▁coast guard ▁officers ▁were ▁injured , ▁including ▁f ract ured ▁arms ▁and ▁other ▁inj uries . ▁ ▁One ▁Chinese ▁fish erman ▁died ▁and ▁two ▁others ▁were ▁missing . ▁ ▁E ight ▁boats ▁and ▁four ▁hel ic op ters ▁later ▁searched ▁for ▁the ▁missing ▁fish erm en . ▁ ▁The ▁fish erman ▁who ▁died ▁had ▁fallen ▁un cons cious ▁after ▁the ▁collision ▁and ▁went ▁into