Tuesday, November 10, 2009

North And South Korea Exchange Naval Fire

There have not been any reports of casualties from this exchange, the first between the two in number of years. The North Korean ship appears to have gotten the worst of it. while damaged, it was able to sail away under its own power.

Video embedded below.



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,573527,00.html

"A badly damaged North Korean patrol ship retreated in flames Tuesday after a skirmish with a South Korean naval vessel along their disputed western coast, South Korean officials said.

The first naval clash in seven years broke out just a week before President Obama is due to visit Seoul, raising suspicions the North's communist regime is trying to rachet up tensions to gain a negotiating advantage.

There were no South Korean casualties, the country's Joint Chiefs of Staff said in a statement, and it was not immediately clear if there were any casualties on the North Korean side. Each side blamed the other for violating the sea border.
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