ROKN Corvette sunk after unknown cause

[THeTA0123]

During the night of March 26 2010, an explosion ocurred at the rear of the ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), resulting in the dissaperance of 46 of the 104 strong crew. The ship started to sink at around 21.30 local time (12.30 UTC) and by midnight the ship had sank. 58 of the crew including the Captain had been rescued. Eight ships from the ROK Navy and ROK Coastguard assisted in the rescue of the crew. It was speculated that the explosion was caused by a torpedo, and on March 27 it was reported that ROK Naval ships engaged a ship heading towards North Korea. A Defence Official later said this may have been misidentified as a flock of birds on radar. The estimated survival time in the waters was put at around two hours, suggesting that the chances of finding the missing 46 crew members were fading fast. The ROK Navy plans to salvage the ship.

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/27/south.korea.ship.sinking/index.html?hpt=T2

I really hope that this was an accident....

[Flyboy1942]

Oh God those are some of the stupidest comments Ive ever seen in my life. Im not sure, but they may actually be as stupid as Youtube comments. >_<

Well this is a tragic occurrence no matter what the cause. M prayers go out to the sailors still caught in the ship or in the cold waters where the ship went down.

[Tolga<3]

What the hell!

North Korea is gonna get its ass served on a plate (fried!) if the South Koreans find something suspicious

RIP to the dead sailors

[hOMEr_jAy]

Is this the prelude to WW3?

[Captain Pyjama Shark]

I highly doubt it.

[VonMudra]

Nah, the Korean War IS technically still going on anyways.

[Desertfox]

Nah, the Korean War IS technically still going on anyways.

Yeah, but it's not really considered as such. It was a torpedo, and you all know it. North Korea wants to be unified!

[Fuchs]

Kim forgot a seamine.

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This may prove to be an interesting few days during the investigation, I wouldn't think some random explosion would happen so close to the korea's with a highly trained crew on board

[THeTA0123]

that^

And the fact that the ship was well maintained. Unlike what those people say in the comment's

If an internal explosion happend, it had to be froma ammo, and if it did, the entire ship would lit skyhigh, not just a small hole

[Timmay9/11]

the past few months the south and north korean navy had some trouble in the yellow sea ,     I guess it is just one more incendet ....

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From the Article

In recent months, North Korea has been firing coastal artillery into the waters near the island, and shells had been fired earlier Friday, according to news reports.

Could be a subtle way of easing into war but with the usual stuff North Korea claims, it may end up being "They were too close to us" or "we didn't like the look of how they were patrolling" etc.

Also note that N.K. has been test firing ICBMs as of late

[THeTA0123]

Is this the prelude to WW3?

No unlikely.

If North korea and South korea would go in a war today, nobody would jump towards the help of North Korea.

Plus, South korea is wel capable of fending off North korea. South korea has modern tanks and a modern airforce.

North korea has maybe 3300 tanks, but S korea has 1500 modern one's up to date, with 900 brand new tanks incoming ( K1A1 and currently the most modern tank of the world= K2 Black panther)

If both would clash again, it would result probaly in an artillery duel maybe. In wich wich artillery can kill wich faster will be the key factor. South korean artillery is more mobile, but North korean has more and more powerfull artillery

Then again, south korea has the US on their side.

[hOMEr_jAy]

But there´s a big number of US forces in SK, aren´t they?
I guess some countries wouldn´t find it cool to see an American-backed ROKA batteling with NK.

[Desertfox]

But there´s a big number of US forces in SK, aren´t they?
I guess some countries wouldn´t find it cool to see an American-backed ROKA batteling with NK.

Yeah, U.S. keeps quite a few troops in SK, and also Japan for that matter.