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South Korea's unification ministry on Monday officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea in 1973 as postwar abductees, 53 years after the kidnapping. The three — Cho Min-chul (75, registered name Cho Ki-won), Kim Yang-hoon (estimated 73), and Kim Dong-ho (estimated 70) — were seized while fishing near Yeonpyeong Island in the West Sea on Nov. 24, 1973, Yonhap and the Korea Times report. The recognition brings the total number of government-recognized postwar abductees to 519, according to the Kyunghyang Shinmun. The Unification Ministry's committee on compensation and deliberation made the decision, KBS World adds.