[新聞] South Korean navy ship sinking

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South Korean navy ship sinking


http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/south.korea.ship.sinking/index.html?hpt=T2

(CNN) -- A South Korean navy ship was sinking in the Yellow Sea near North
Korea early Saturday, and the navy was shooting at an unidentified ship
toward the north, Korean news agencies reported.

It was initially unclear whether the two incidents were related.

Yonhap News Agency quoted Navy officials saying Friday that a ship carrying
104 crew members was sinking off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong
in a flashpoint area between the Koreas.

The 1,500-ton ship was sinking between 9 and 10 p.m. near the island, but the
cause of the incident was not immediately known, officials said.

A rescue operation was under way. There were no immediate reports of
casualties, but some sort of explosion occurred in the rear of the ship,
officials told Yonhap.

The South Korean government issued a statement saying the reason for the
incident remains unclear.

As a result of the report, South Korean government officials held an
emergency meeting of ministers handling security-related matters, officials
told Yonhap.

South Korea's Korean Broadcasting System said the ship, the Cheonan, was
patrolling southwest of the island around 9:45 p.m. when the explosion took
place, a military official said.

The official said Navy vessels and helicopters were rescuing crew members,
some of whom reportedly jumped into the sea after the blast, the KBS report
said.

The official said the Sockcho, another South Korean navy vessel patrolling
nearby, fired at unidentified ships north of the area.

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South Korean navy ship 'sinking near North'

http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/homepage/i/int/news/world/1/-/news/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/8589507.stm

A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board is sinking off the
west coast near North Korea, possibly due to a torpedo attack, reports say.

The ship was sinking near Baengnyeong island, Yonhap news agency quoted navy
officials as saying.

It also said the South Korean ship had fired shots toward an unidentified
ship in the North. The involvement of North Korea has not been confirmed.

A rescue operation is under way, and at least 50 sailors have been rescued.

Six naval ships and two coastguard vessels were involved in the rescue
operation, Yonhap reported.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had ordered the military to focus on
rescuing the sailors, it added.

The 1,500-tonne ship began sinking about 2130 local time (1230 GMT), after an
explosion, Yonhap said.

The South Korean government has convened an emergency meeting, according to
the officials.

The South Korean ministry of defence has not confirmed the reports of North
Korean involvement.

The disputed sea boundary is a source of continuing tension, with incidents
in January and February.

In January, North Korea fired artillery into the sea near the disputed
maritime border, as part of a "military drill". South Korea returned fire,
but no injuries were reported.

The following month, North Korea declared four areas near the sea border to
be naval firing zones, according to the South Korean military, and deployed
multiple rocket launchers close to the frontier.

Deadly naval clashes happened 1999, 2002 and the latest in November 2009 when
a fire fight left a North Korean patrol boat in flames and one dead.

The South Korean vessel alleged that the North Korean vessel had crossed the
disputed sea border - a charge North Korea denied.

South Korea recognises the Northern Limit Line, drawn unilaterally by the
US-led United Nations Command to demarcate the sea border at the end of the
1950-53 Korean War. The line has never been accepted by North Korea.

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