Korean Warship Pak Jiao & SANK!

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The stern of the Navy corvette Cheonan is docked on a barge off Baengnyeongdo island near the maritime border with North Korea, northwest of Seoul April 16, 2010. The likelihood North Korea sank the South Korean naval ship near their disputed border rose when Seoul said on Friday an external explosion probably caused the ship to split in two, killing dozens.​

 

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South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, right, delivers a speech to the nation about the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 16, 2010. An external explosion most likely sank a South Korean navy ship that split apart three weeks ago, an investigator said Friday, amid concerns about possible North Korea involvement in the disaster.

Family members of one of missing crew members of the sunken navy corvette Cheonan cry as navy personnel transport bodies recovered from the ship's stern, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, April 16, 2010.
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A family member of one of missing crew members of the sunken navy corvette Cheonan cries as navy personnel transport bodies recovered from the ship's stern, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, April 16, 2010.

South Korean Defense Minister Kim Tae-young bows after he delivered a speech to the nation about the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan at Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, April 16, 2010.​

 

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Officials investigate the stern of the South Korean Navy corvette Cheonan after they salvaged the vessel that sunk off Baengnyeongdo, an island near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command of Navy in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, April 18, 2010. North Korea on Saturday denied that it sank a South Korean naval vessel near their disputed sea border late last month. There has been growing speculation in the South that the ship had been hit by a North Korean torpedo, killing 46 sailors and raising fears it could trigger conflict on the divided peninsula.

South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak wipes tears, as he delivers a speech to the nation about the sunken naval ship Cheonan, at the presidential Blue House in Seoul April 19, 2010.

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South Korea elementary school students pay their respects in front of portraits of the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval vessel Cheonan during a memorial event at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, April 22, 2010. Military intelligence officers had warned earlier this year that North Korea was preparing a suicide submarine attack on a South Korean vessel in retaliation for an earlier defeat in a sea battle, a newspaper said Thursday​

 

[Cestbon]

Dont worry. there will be no WAR. US talk cock only. From Bush until now not a single bomb have drop in Iran or North Korea.
If war US will be in deep shit. US$ will drop maybe SG$1 = US$1 or Euro $1 = US$1 or worst no value at all.
After war US will be in deep trouble by debt and will not hold the world power again. Maybe Russia and China will take over as world power and Communist will take over the world.
That why US have not even attack on N. Korea or Iran. If US attack 1st, I'm sure that Russia and China ( France and Germany will not join the war also because of the conflict and WW2) will sit down and watch the show and hope that the war will bleed US to collapse.
If war with North Korea, which country will want to join force with US to fight the war?
Answer very clear. maybe only US alone will have to fight like in Vietnam.
If US use nuke bomb sure Russia and China will gone mad because of the radiation and N. Korea will fire back with nuke bomb and many city in west US will be dessert for next 100 years.

 

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A part of the sunken South Korean naval vessel Cheonan is suspended by a giant crane off Baengnyeongdo island, near the maritime border with North Korea, northwest of Seoul, April 23, 2010.

Debris, including a torn-apart chimney, sit on a barge on April 24, 2010 along with the salvaged bow of the South Korean warship PCC-772 Cheonan, which sunked near the North Korean border one month ago. First inspections of the bow show it was hit by an outside impact of considerable force as suspicion increasingly falls on the North.

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A part of the sunken South Korean naval vessel Cheonan is salvaged after it was lifted by a giant crane off Baengnyeongdo island, near the maritime border with North Korea, northwest of Seoul, April 24, 2010. Fifty-eight crew members were rescued but forty dead bodies were found and six sailors are still missing after the naval corvette blew apart and sank on March 26 off the island, local media reported.​

 

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The salvaged bow of the South Korean warship PCC-772 Cheonan, which sunked near the North Korean border one month ago, is placed on a barge on April 24, 2010. First inspections of the bow show it was hit by an outside impact of considerable force as suspicion increasingly falls on the North.​

 

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Members of the South Korean special warfare command salute in front of the portraits of the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan during a memorial service at Seoul City Hall Plaza in South Korea, Sunday, April 25, 2010.

South Korean Prime Minister Chung Un-chan, left, burn incense during a memorial service for the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan at the Second Fleet Command in Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Sunday, April 25, 2010.​

 

[Teo Kok Eng]

Good work, postnew. Nice photos.

 

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In this photo released by the South Korea Navy via Yonhap, family members of the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan participate in a memorial service aboard a naval ship as they visit the site in the waters off the Baengnyeong Island, South Korea, Friday, April 30, 2010. The Cheonan was on a routine patrol mission in the waters near the Koreas' maritime border when an explosion ripped the sturdy frigate in two.

Family members of the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval corvette Cheonan offer flowers towards the accident spot during a memorial service on a naval ship off Baengnyeongdo island, near the maritime border with the North, April 30, 2010. South Korea lost 46 sailors when their ship was attacked last month by what is believed to be a North Korean torpedo. South Korean defence minister told parliament investigators have found a piece of aluminium that appears to be not part of the sunken corvette.​

 

[red amoeba]

i have always been wondering ever since this news break out...how the hell did the N Korean vessel / submarine or whatever, sneak up onto the Korean vessel and launch torpedos?

Don't they have anti-submarine warfare / counter measures? or like our minister like to say - they are complacent?

Donch forget, N & S Korea is technically at war and if you floating around unprepared for war, you are asking for trouble.

 

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i have always been wondering ever since this news break out...how the hell did the N Korean vessel / submarine or whatever, sneak up onto the Korean vessel and launch torpedos?

Don't they have anti-submarine warfare / counter measures? or like our minister like to say - they are complacent?

Donch forget, N & S Korea is technically at war and if you floating around unprepared for war, you are asking for trouble.

That is so correct, the nations are still technically at war since they have never signed a proper peace treaty.

As for counter measures from attacking submarines, i'm not an expert on underwater warfare, but given the distance from the north side of the territorial waters and perhaps the depth and most importantly no one on the ROKS Cheonan probably switched on the countermeasure equipment and software in the first place

In other words they really were caught with their pants down

 

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Former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists release balloons carrying anti-North Korea leaflets, CDs, radios and one dollar banknotes towards the north during the North Korea Freedom Week event at Imjingak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, May 1, 2010. The activists released about 10,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets with hundreds of radios and some dollars on Saturday. The activists insisted North Korea had attacked South Korean naval ship Cheonan and demanded North Korean leader Kim Jong-il to apologize.​

 

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A U.S. dollar note is packed with anti-North Korea leaflets as former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists prepare to release balloons carrying the leaflets towards the north during the North Korea Freedom Week event at Imjingak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, May 1, 2010. The
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A woman reads mourning messages placed on portraits of the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval corvette Cheonan, in central Seoul May 4, 2010.

South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, top right, Defense Minister Kim Tae-young, top center, and other generals pay their respects to the deceased sailors from the sunken South Korean naval ship Cheonan during a meeting at the Defense Ministry in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, May 4, 2010. Lee ordered a thorough review of South Korea's military readiness Tuesday, calling the deadly sinking of a warship "no simple accident.​

 

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Navy soldiers stand guard near the wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command's naval base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, May 19, 2010​

 

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Journalists listen to a navy officer's briefing in front of the wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command's naval base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, May 19, 2010

South Korean Navy rear admiral Park Jung-soo talks in front of the wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, during a media briefing at the Second Fleet Command's naval base in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, May 19, 2010.​

 

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The wreckage of the naval vessel Cheonan is seen, which was sunk on March 26 near the maritime border with North Korea, at the Second Fleet Command's naval base on May 20, 2010 in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. The multinational investigation team concluded that North Korea's torpedo sank the South Korean warship on March 26, killing 46 sailors.​