Posted on 04/15/2010 9:27:30 PM PDT by ErnstStavroBlofeld
An "external explosion" is likely to have caused a South Korean naval ship to sink near the sea border with North Korea, a chief investigator said Friday after experts examined the ship's wreckage retrieved a day earlier.
"Rather than an internal explosion, the possibility of an external explosion is very high," said Yoon Duk-yong, co-head of the state investigation team looking into the March 26 sinking of the 1,200-ton patrol ship Cheonan. "But for a final conclusion, it is necessary to make a detailed analysis while leaving all possibilities open."
Yoon, a renowned scientist named to lead the investigation along with a military general, said that other possibilities, such as an internal blast, a collision with a reef or "metal fatigue" in the ship, are low.
The Cheonan mysteriously broke in half and sank near the tense Yellow Sea border with North Korea, the scene of three bloody skirmishes between the two navies, most recently in November last year. That immediately raised suspicions of the North's possible involvement.
Defense Minister Kim Tae-young said that South Korea sees the sinking as "a grave national security issue.
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Norkies: “Our mine is yours”
I’m sure it was an accident, this is a dangerous world. Just ask the Polish government, well the one secretary that is left that is.
This story is getting more interesting.
Center gas tank ...
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