Saturday, April 24, 2010

Second Half Of South Korean Sunken Warship Raised

The Yellow Sea border has been the scene of deadly
naval clashes in 1999 and 2002. Photo AFP


South Korea Raises Warship, Finds Clues On Sinking -- Washington Post

SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea on Saturday raised the front half of a warship that exploded and sank a month ago near a contested sea border with North Korea, finding clues that support growing suspicions Pyongyang attacked the vessel.

The 1,200-tonne corvette Cheonan sank in what military officials said was likely a torpedo attack.

Forty-six South Korean sailors were killed in what could be one of the deadliest strikes by Pyongyang on its rival since the end of the 1950-53 Korean War. The North has denied involvement.

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More News On South Korea Raising The 1,200-Tonne Corvette Cheonan

South Korea Raises Second Half of Sunken Warship -- Voice of America
SKorea hoists 2nd half of sunken warship from sea -- AP
S Korea retrieves sunken ship's bow -- Al Jazeera
South Korea warship sunk by 'strong impact' -- AFP

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