Suspected 'torpedo attack' on South Korean navy ship

Oh shit

A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board is sinking off the west coast near North Korea, possibly due to a torpedo attack, reports say.

The ship was sinking near Baengnyeong island, Yonhap news agency quoted navy officials as saying.

It also said the South Korean ship had fired shots toward an unidentified ship from the North.

There were no immediate reports of casualties, but a rescue operation was said to be under way, Yonhap reported.

The incident happened late on Friday night local time.

oh great.

WWIII?

hmmph not good

No need to panic

aren't these two always having a pop at each others ships anywayz?

http://thehomestarmy.com/s9y/uploads/Curtis/Jar-Jar-Binks.jpeg

issa ppls gonna die

2009: One North Korean sailor killed in a naval battle
2002: Four South Korean sailors and an estimated 30 North Koreans killed in a naval battle
1999: At least 17 North Korean sailors believed killed in naval fire fight
1998: South Korea captures a North Korean mini-submarine in its waters
1996: A North Korean submarine runs aground in South Korean waters

... last two fairly pissy

I'm with Tom -- hate to say that this is par for the course but... (Sign that this is secondary: the Washington Post is going on about the US/USSR missile treaty more than this.)

1987 in pictures

Sign that this is secondary: the Washington Post is going on about the US/USSR missile treaty more than this

That torpedo was probably fired by a panicked representative of the nuclear arms industry rather than anyone from North Korea.

yeah like "look what these can do! you want to get rid of this stuff?"