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An explosion, allegedly caused by a North Korean torpedo, sank the South Korean warship ROKS Cheonan near Baengnyeongdo in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 sailors.
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Torpedo
Self-propelled underwater weapon
A modern torpedo is an underwater ranged weapon launched above or below the water surface, self-propelled towards a target, with an explosive warhead designed to detonate either on contact with or in proximity to the target. Historically, such a device was called an automotive,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ROKS Cheonan sinking
2010 North–South Korea conflict
The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. The cause of the sinking remains in…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
ROKS Cheonan
List of ships with the same or similar names
ROKS Cheonan is the name of two South Korean Navy warships:ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), a Pohang-class corvette from 1989 to 2010. ROKS Cheonan (FFG-826), a Daegu-class frigate commissioned in 2023.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Baengnyeongdo
Island of South Korea
Baengnyeongdo, sometimes Baekryeong Island, is an island in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea. It is an inhabited island located near the Northern Limit Line, and is closer to North Korea than it is to the South.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Yellow Sea
Sea in northeast Asia between China and Korea
The Yellow Sea, also known as the North Sea, is a marginal sea of the Western Pacific Ocean located between mainland China and the Korean Peninsula, and can be considered the northwestern part of the East China Sea.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)