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South Korea has officially recognized three fishing crewmen abducted by North Korea in 1973, the Unification Ministry said Monday. The recognition, announced by the ministry's committee on compensation, brings the total number of government-recognized abductees since the end of the Korean War to a new figure, though the exact total is not specified in the reports. Yonhap and the Korea Times both carried the announcement, with KBS World noting the men were recognized 53 years after being kidnapped. The decision marks a formal acknowledgment of their decades-long ordeal, though no further details on compensation or the men's current status were provided in the coverage.