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The Battle of Daecheong was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island. A patrol boat from North Korea was seriously damaged while the navy of South Korea sustained no casualties.[2]
Engagement
At About 11:27 am, 10 November 2009, A patrol boat from the North Korean navy crossed down through the NLL despite boats from the South Korean navy warning them twice. After one more warning announcement, one of the South Korean patrol boats fired a warning shot. In response, the North Korean boat began firing upon the South Korean ship. This resulted in a short exchange of fire between the two navies.[3] The North Korea vessel expended approximately 50 rounds, and the South Korean craft returned fire with 200 rounds.[4]
The Korean Central News Agency, the official news agency of North Korea, accused the South Korean Navy of provoking the confrontation, reporting that "the North side let a patrol boat of the Navy of the KPA on routine guard duty promptly go into action to confirm an unidentified object that intruded into the waters of its side. When the patrol boat was sailing back after confirming the object at about 11: 20 a group of warships of the South Korean forces chased it and perpetrated such a grave provocation as firing at it. The patrol boat of the North side, which has been always combat-ready, lost no time to deal a prompt retaliatory blow at the provokers. Much flurried by this, the group of warships of the South Korean forces hastily took to flight to the waters of their side."[5]
Aftermath
After the battle, the South Korea patrol boat had suffered only superficial damage (reportedly 15 bullet marks on the ship's side) with no casualties, while the North Korea patrol boat was left partially destroyed. Though there was no official announcement from North Korea, a news agency in South Korea reported a rumor that North Korea suffered four casualties (1 KIA / 3 WIA).[6] The Korean Central News Agency pressed South Korea to apologize for the violation.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Kim, Hyun (November 10, 2009). "N. Korea claims clash occurred on routine duty, demands apology from South". Yonhap. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "North and South Korean Ships Exchange Fire". The Telegraph. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Kim, Sam (November 10, 2009). "Koreas clash in Yellow Sea, blame each other". Yonhap. Retrieved 2009-11-10.
- ^ "Seoul Wary of N. Korean Retaliation". The Korea Times. 2009-10-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ a b DPRK Demands S. Korea Apologize for Armed Provocation. Korean Central News Agency. November 10, 2009.
- ^ "《North and South had battle 7 years absence》 South Korea Defense, Reacted immediately following their battle manual… defeated North Korea ship(《남북 7년만에 서해교전》 軍, 눈치 안보고 교전수칙대로 즉각 대응… 北경비정 격퇴)". Kukmin Daily (국민일보). 2009-10-11.
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