ROKS Cheonan sinking
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| Part of Post-Armistice Korean conflict | |||||||
 Four photos show damage to ROKS Cheonan — clockwise from upper left: (1) a damaged stack; (2) front portion (port side) showing the break point; (3) a large fragment is lifted from the sea; (4) water pressure marks on the hull bottom. |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
 Commander Choi Won-il |
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| 1 Pohang-class corvette | 1 Yono-class submarine | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 46 killed 56 wounded ROKS Cheonan sunk |
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| Time | 21:22 Korea Standard Time |
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| Date | 26 March 2010 |
| Participants |
 Republic of Korea Navy (ROK) Korean People's Navy (DPRK) |
| Property damage | 1 ROKN corvette sunk, 46 personnel killed, 56 personnel wounded |
| Inquiries | International investigation convened by ROK government, Russian Navy investigation |
| Charges | ROK-convened (JIG) Investigation concludes that DPRK sank the corvette using a midget submarine-launched torpedo. Investigation results are disputed. North Korea denies involvement. |
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| Hangul | 천안함피격사건 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Cheonanham Pigyok Sageon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'ŏnanham Pigyŏk Sagŏn |
Sinking of ROKS Cheonan under disputed circumstances
Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Alleged)
The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. The cause of the sinking remains in dispute, although overwhelming evidence points to North Korea.
A South Korean-led official investigation carried out by a team of international experts from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden presented a summary of its investigation on 20 May 2010, concluding that the warship had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine. The conclusions of the report resulted in significant controversy within South Korea.
North Korea denied that it was responsible for the sinking. North Korea's further offer to aid an open investigation was disregarded.China dismissed the official scenario presented by South Korea and the United States as not credible. An investigation by the Russian Navy also did not concur with the report. The United Nations Security Council made a Presidential Statement condemning the attack but without identifying the attacker.
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