Salvaging The Korean Naval Ship Cheonan Continues

Gen. Lee Sang-eui, left, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Walter Sharp, right, commander of U.S. Forces Korea, shake hands yesterday before meeting in the conference room of South Korea’s Defense Ministry in Yongsan District, central Seoul. [Joint Press Corps]

U.S. Experts Join Cheonan Probe -- Joong Ang Daily

United States experts are scheduled to visit South Korea as early as next week to help Korean investigators determine what caused a naval ship to split in two and sink near the maritime border in the Yellow Sea.

According to the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Seoul yesterday, 14 high-ranking military officers from South Korea and the U.S. Forces in South Korea, including Gen. Lee Sang-eui, chairman of South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Gen. Walter Sharp, the commander of the U.S. Forces Korea, agreed to dispatch U.S. experts to Seoul to help the investigation.

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More News On Salvaging The Cheonan

US to Assist S. Korea in Probe of Sunken Warship -- Voice of America
US, SKorea to jointly probe ship sinking -- AP
U.S. finds no North link to Cheonan -- Joong Ang Daily
NK Involvment in Ship Sinking Doubted -- Korea Times
Cheonan Probe Cannot Be Left to the Military -- Chosun Ilbo
Lee Warns Against Speculation Over Cheonan -- Korea Times
South Korea's Lee calls for patience in Cheonan ship sinking investigation -- Christian Science Monitor
South Korea Defends Handling of Sunken Ship -- Wall Street Journal