Posted on 11/04/2013 12:35:15 PM PST by tcrlaf
A North Korean naval vessel sank last month, killing an unspecified number of officers and sailors, according to North and South Korean media.
The North's official Korean Central News Agency provided few concrete details, and there was no clue as to what might have happened. KCNA said in a dispatch Saturday that the deaths came while a submarine chaser was performing "combat duties."
North Korea rarely releases details about military mishaps or accidents.
The rest of the dispatch was devoted to a recent visit by leader Kim Jong Un to a "cemetery of fallen fighters." He was shown in state media inspecting a large number of stone markers that carried photos of sailors.
KCNA's dispatch said the incident happened in October, but did not give a date. Photos of the stone markers released by state media show "Oct. 13" inscribed on them.
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There was a big storm in the area that forced a cargo ship on to the sea wall at Pohang on the 15th of October.
Maybe the South struck back?
Just joking. I have no idea. The storm is as good a guest as any. RIP -- and praying that those poor NORKs break their shackles some day. It was a bit over 100 years ago that they had a period of great revivals in Korea (particularly the Northern part) ... they've had a pretty lean 100 years since.
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