- that narrows it down alot. Looks like either a torpedo or a mine
There is no possibility whatsoever that the ship sank due to an internal explosion or a collision with a reef. I guarantee that, a navy lieutenant was quoted as saying by participants in a briefing session organized by the Navys Second Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, Gyeonggi Province — the home port of the ill-fated ship.
http://www.koreaherald.co.kr/NEWKHSITE/data/html_dir/2010/03/27/201003270064.asp
Thanks jhpigott.