South Korean navy ship sinks, North link played down

Washington Post ^ | 03/26/10 | Cho Mee-young

[OldDeckHand]

SEOUL (Reuters) - A South Korean naval ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea, killing some of the more than 100 crew on board, but officials played down suggestions that it may have been attacked by the North.

[Longbow1969]

“South Korean navy ship sinks, North link played down”

Future Washington Post headline:

Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, North link played down

[colonialhk]

There was a Obama sticker on the ship.....Lets ask Alec Baldwin...

[colonialhk]

Coming soon to a bankrupt media source near you.

[OldDeckHand]

"Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, North link played down"

or

Seoul destroyed by artillery fire, Teabaggers sought for questioning

[navysealdad]

Birds sunk ship.....Happens all the time!!

[Popman]

A flock of birds could be a lame excuse for a massive screw up by the SK to put a hole in their ship

One would think the DOD has an eye on NK at all times though various means and we would for sure know they did something like this

[Red_Devil 232]

I have heard that that same unidentified reason is the cause of many FReepers losing their weapons while fishing on the local lake.

[Last Dakotan]

Could have hit an untethered mine..

[OldDeckHand]

"A flock of birds could be a lame excuse for a massive screw up by the SK to put a hole in their ship"

They're saying that when the South Korean ship immediately fired after the initial explosion, the target that was identified by radar was actually a "flock of birds", or so they think.

Radar wouldn't be able to identify a submarine (or a mine), and neither would American satellites.

As soon as a salvage crew arrives on scene and establishes visual contact of the sunken ship, they'll know within seconds what sunk her.

[Glenn]

“An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship”

A long lost WWII mine is my guess.

Things happen.

[WKUHilltopper]

“An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship”

Frickin’ Dolphins...

They truly think we’re believing this crap??

[razorback-bert]

The Korean Triangle strikes again.

[El Cid]

Thanks for your comments on Post 29 - makes sense...

[OldDeckHand]

"Could have hit an untethered mine.."

It certainly could have. Although, I would point out that the media reports state that the explosion happened astern. It wouldn't be impossible for a mine to strike a ship here, but it would be unlikely. Most ships are struck in the bow or amidship along the keel.

Of course, like anything, the media reports could be completely inaccurate.

[Cheetahcat]

If the north did not sink it who did the east? the west?

[Fee]

Blame George Bush!!!

[reg45]

“An unidentified reason caused a hole in the ship”

0bama with his trusty Black and Decker.

[Professional Engineer]

The left rear screw was a Firestone.

[GalaxieFiveHundred]

North link played down...

Dwat!

[Flavius]

NicE