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Stratfor kirjutas:According to South Korea’s Yonhap News Agency, a 1,500-ton naval vessel with a crew of 104 sank off of the island of Baengnyeong in the Yellow Sea on March 26. Based on size and crew displacement it is likely either an Ulsan-class guided missile frigate or a Po Hang-class corvette. The incident took place between 9 and 10 a.m. local time. The cause is unknown, but the BBC has reported that a torpedo was involved. Seoul has said there was an explosion at the stern, and it is investigating whether a torpedo attack from North Korea was the cause, according to YTN TV. The contested waters between North and South Korea do see the occasional naval clashes, but the loss of a surface combatant on this scale would be extremely significant.

Stratfor kirjutas:A South Korean ship has been sunk in the vicinity of the maritime border with North Korea. While details are sketchy, initial reports suggest that some South Korean naval ships had been involved in combat with an unidentified ship in the area immediately preceding the incident. Other reports suggest that the ship was struck by a torpedo. Yet another indicates a stern explosion.

paul kirjutas:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PCC-783.jpg
Kui corvuse antud lingiga võrrelda, siis kätte saadi kõvasti alla poole.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baengnyeong_incident
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ROKS_Cheonan_(PCC-772)

corvus kirjutas:Võimalik, et vindid on sel laeval vööris, kuigi ma siiski arvan, et tegu on ahtriga. Minu seisukohta jagab ka näiteks BBC (stern). Samas, see olen ju "mina".
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8621418.stm

Põhjamiin nii käitubki, murrab laeva pooleks.

Investigators share the view that the naval ship Cheonan sank after an explosion that occurred upwards from the bottom of the vessel, officials at the Ministry of National Defense said Tuesday.

They also agreed that the ill-fated ship appeared not to have been hit directly by an object, but to have been torn apart by an impact from below the hull.

Korean lawmakers urge military response if North found responsible for sinking of ROKS Cheonan (PCC-772), the Pohang-class patrol combat corvette