July 7 (UPI) -- South Korea's Unification Ministry confirmed reports on Monday that the government plans to repatriate six North Koreans who were rescued at sea on the southern side of the maritime border, despite a lack of contact with Pyongyang. "All six North Korean residents rescued from the East and Yellow Seas are actively hoping to return to North Korea, so the government's position is to repatriate them quickly and safely from a humanitarian standpoint," ministry spokesman Koo Byoung-