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South Korean navy ship 'sinking near North'
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Posted on 03/26/2010 7:53:34 AM PDT by darkside321

BREAKING NEWS: A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board is sinking off the west coast near North Korea, possibly due to a torpedo attack, reports say.

The ship was sinking near Baengnyeong island, Yonhap news agency quoted navy officials as saying.

The cause of the incident, which happened late on Friday night local time, was not known, the report said.

A rescue operation is said to be under way. There were no immediate reports of casualties, Yonhap said.

(Excerpt) Read more at news.bbc.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: asia; korea; maritime; navy; northkorea; southkorean; torpedo
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1 posted on 03/26/2010 7:53:34 AM PDT by darkside321
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To: darkside321
A torpedo attack?

Riiight.

2 posted on 03/26/2010 7:54:49 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: darkside321
Buckle up.
3 posted on 03/26/2010 7:55:45 AM PDT by BigCinBigD (God bless you Texas! And keep you brave and strong,)
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To: darkside321

Hmmmmm .... if true, not good...


4 posted on 03/26/2010 7:56:06 AM PDT by Lurking in Kansas (Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down their level, then beat you with experience.)
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To: darkside321

Tough noogies.

Wasn’t it the South Koreans who told us to back off and leave North Korea alone? If I recall correctly, the public sentiment in SK was against the US and in favor of NK.

I say, let them work it out.


5 posted on 03/26/2010 7:58:48 AM PDT by brownsfan (The average American: Uninformed, and unconcerned.)
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To: Lurking in Kansas

Russian bombers near scotland.
This.
Russian nuclear arms treaty by Obama wanting to have “robust bipartisan support”
Israel being completely cut loose.
Japan being alienated by our govt’s toyota attacks.
Things appear to be heating up....


6 posted on 03/26/2010 8:00:57 AM PDT by humantech ("No one wants to live to see such evil times. Its what you do with the time you are given")
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To: darkside321

Update:

It also said the South Korean ship had fired shots toward an unidentified ship from the North.

The incident happened late on Friday night local time.


7 posted on 03/26/2010 8:01:09 AM PDT by darkside321
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To: darkside321

The cause of the incident, which happened late on Friday night local time, was not known, the report said.

Oh come now. How they can even print this with a straight
face is beyond me.

Not a good thing in any event.


8 posted on 03/26/2010 8:01:23 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: brownsfan

>”Tough noogies.”

LOL


9 posted on 03/26/2010 8:01:53 AM PDT by scoobysnak71 (I'm light skinned with no negro dialect. Could you milk me?)
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To: darkside321

Yikes. This could spiral out of control very quickly.


10 posted on 03/26/2010 8:02:16 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Entitlements will do to America what drugs eventually do to addicts)
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To: reagan_fanatic

Time for S. Korea to liberate the North??


11 posted on 03/26/2010 8:04:59 AM PDT by Dansong
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To: humantech

And North Korea is proving to the world that having nuclear weapons is especially empowering for belligerent powers as well.
I am sure our good intentions by disarming ourselves will be embraced by the world, but not for reasons we wish or want.


12 posted on 03/26/2010 8:06:07 AM PDT by Wildbill22
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To: darkside321

Ruh Roh. If this was an attack, I would hate to be on North Korea’s side, though with bambi, who knows who’s side we’d be on.


13 posted on 03/26/2010 8:06:33 AM PDT by b4its2late (A Liberal is a person who will give away everything he doesn't own.)
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To: humantech

It’s just “some damned thing in the Balkans...”.

Wait for the cascade effect.


14 posted on 03/26/2010 8:06:40 AM PDT by tet68 ( " We would not die in that man's company, that fears his fellowship to die with us...." Henry V.)
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To: Steely Tom

“The largest part of the NKN consists of small combatants, including torpedo boats, patrol boats, patrol craft, fast attack craft, and small amphibious landing craft. Of the approximately 200 torpedo boats, nearly half are DPRK-built. Most are equipped with 25 mm to 37 mm guns.”

google North Korean Navy

Their torpedo boats are somewhat similar to our PT boats of WW2 fame - fast & manueverable.


15 posted on 03/26/2010 8:07:49 AM PDT by HD1200
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To: darkside321

Here we go...sounds like 10 million NK refugees getting in line for Obamacare shortly.


16 posted on 03/26/2010 8:08:02 AM PDT by TShaunK
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To: darkside321
Didn't Kim threaten us with nukes just yesterday ? - maybe these are the first shots.

Time for 0bamao to go over and bow profusely - it seems to be the only thing he's good at. Otherwise we'll have to load up the B-52s and carpet bomb them with sanctions.

17 posted on 03/26/2010 8:08:31 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (der Fuhrer 0bamao's goal: "To Control the People ..." - FUBO! Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsin)
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To: humantech
“Things appear to be heating up....”

Elections have consequences. Elect a weak, unqualified chief executive and this is what we get: a MUCH more dangerous world and likelihood of war.

18 posted on 03/26/2010 8:09:19 AM PDT by garjog (u)
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To: HD1200

Sorry, I posted too fast. I thought it said a North Korean ship had maybe been torpedoed.

South Korean ship, entirely possible.


19 posted on 03/26/2010 8:09:51 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Obama goes on long after the thrill of Obama is gone)
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To: garjog

Too true.
Either Idiot or evil genus. Neother category bodes well for the USA.


20 posted on 03/26/2010 8:10:23 AM PDT by humantech ("No one wants to live to see such evil times. Its what you do with the time you are given")
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