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ALERT: South Korean military ship has just been sunk by North Korea, Over 100 dead
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| Jayx1 |
it was just on tv... im going to look for articles.
It was hit by a torpedo and sank.
Apparently another S korean ship is engaging them right now. And earlier today North Korea threatened the South with "unprecedented nuclear strikes"
i hope this isnt the start of something nasty |
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| Jayx1 |
ok, the tv report said over 100 dead... but dont always believe everything u see on tv right? LOL
either way this isnt a good thing..
| quote: | SEOUL, South Korea – Military officials say a South Korean navy ship has sunk off an island not far from North Korea.
An official with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul said early Saturday that the ship sank some four hours after it began taking on water. The official spoke on condition of anonymity, in line with department policy.
The official said at least 58 of the 104 crew members have been rescued. There was no immediate confirmation of casualties. A rescue operation was still under way.
The cause of the sinking was not immediately clear.
THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below.
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's military scrambled naval vessels to the western waters near the disputed maritime border with rival North Korea late Friday after an explosion ripped a hole in the bottom of a military ship, officials and news reports said.
The ship, on a routine patrolling mission with 104 crew members on board, began sinking off the coast of South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island close to North Korea around 9:45 p.m. (1245 GMT, 9:45 a.m. EDT), an official at the Joint Chiefs of Staff said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with department policy.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported an explosion in the rear of the 1,200-ton ship and said the military had not ruled out the possibility of an attack by North Korea. However, the military official said the exact cause was not immediately clear and said he could not confirm the Yonhap report.
A rescue mission was under way and the military moved to strengthen its vigilance near the maritime border, the site of three bloody naval clashes in the past between the warring Koreas. The divided peninsula remains in a state of war because the three-year Korean conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty, in 1953.
Earlier Friday, North Korea's military threatened "unpredictable strikes," including a nuclear attack, in anger over a report that South Korea and the U.S. were preparing for possible instability in the totalitarian country.
After the ship began sinking, President Lee Myung-bak convened an emergency meeting of security-related ministers, Yonhap said, citing presidential spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye. She said it wasn't clear yet whether North Korea was involved in the ship's demise.
Six naval ships and two coast guard vessels were rushed to the waters to save the crew, Yonhap said. Rescue helicopters and ambulances also sped to the scene, the military official said. By 12:30 a.m. Saturday (1430 GMT, 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday), with the ship nearly submerged, 58 of the soldiers had been rescued, the official said. There were no immediate confirmation of any casualties.
Yonhap reported earlier that a South Korean ship fired shots toward an unidentified target in the direction of North Korea. The military official confirmed that shots were fired but said the object detected by radar may have been a flock of birds.
Baeknyeong Island, four hours' by boat from the port of Incheon, is the westernmost point of South Korea and is a key military post for South Korea because of its proximity to the North. |
and on tv they said it had been confirmed that it was hit by a torpedo |
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| chinamon |
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| Shaya007 |
Let's party @ Circa...oh wait..they're closed!
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Shaya007
Let's party @ Circa...oh wait..they're closed!
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lol
i hope this is nothing....
we will see |
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| Stilez |
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| Jayx1 |
| quote: | Originally posted by Stilez
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LOL |
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| hardcore trancer |
| Who is the real threat to the world now? I'll give you a hint it aint Iran. |
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| ChemEnhanced |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Who is the real threat to the world now? I'll give you a hint it aint Iran. |
Shaya and his Gabber music |
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| Stilez |
| quote: | Originally posted by hardcore trancer
Who is the real threat to the world now? I'll give you a hint it aint Iran. |
true, but the only reason they want to bomb the Persians is because of their overuse of Cologne, gel, & the use of the word BRO. :happy2: :stongue:
jk homie ;) |
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| Stilez |
Update: some reports are saying that it was in fact an explosion on board, and not N. Korean attack.
Links to come.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/36052055/ns/world_news-asiapacific/
| quote: | SEOUL - A South Korean naval ship sank Friday night after an explosion tore a hole in the hull, but officials played down earlier suggestions that it may have been the result of an attack by the North. U.S. officials told NBC News there was no indication that the boat was attacked, or that the North was involved in any way. "It is not clear whether North Korea was involved," Presidential Blue House spokeswoman Kim Eun-hye told Reuters.
The Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul also said it could not conclude that the reclusive North was behind the sinking of the military vessel Cheonan off the coast of South Korean-controlled Baengnyeong Island.
An official with the Joint Chiefs of Staff said early Saturday that the 1,200-ton ship sank about four hours after it began taking on water. The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said at least 58 of the 104 crew members have been rescued.
There was no immediate confirmation of casualties. A rescue operation was still under way.
Earlier, South Korean media had quoted officials as saying the North could have torpedoed the ship near the disputed western sea border that separates the two Koreas.
Emergency meeting
South Korea scrambled naval vessels to the border after an explosion ripped a hole in the bottom of the ship, officials and news reports said.
South Korea's YTN TV network said the government also met in emergency session in an underground bunker.
The sinking comes as the impoverished North has become increasingly frustrated by its wealthy neighbor, which has given the cold shoulder to recent attempts to reopen a lucrative tourist business on the northern side of the Cold War's last frontier.
It also coincides with mounting pressure on Pyongyang to call off a more than one-year boycott of international talks to end its efforts to build a nuclear arsenal. |
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