In the contested waters off Yeonpyeong Island, where sovereignty and sustenance have long competed for the same sea, South Korea's Coast Guard seized eight Chinese fishing vessels on Tuesday for anchoring without authorization. The act of simply holding position in another nation's waters carries weight here — not merely as a legal infraction, but as a recurring expression of the unresolved tensions over who may fish, and where, in the Yellow Sea. Whether the vessels were waiting or working remains the question authorities will now pursue, and its answer will determine how consequential this p