A South Korean Navy vessle sank, North babbles on about a Nuclear response ( Archived) (2)

SOUTH KOREA – NORTH KOREA: South Korean navy fires on vessel after torpedo attack, media reports
BY WIRE NEWS SOURCES ON MARCH 26, 2010
SOUTH KOREA – NORTH KOREA: South Korean navy fires on vessel after torpedo attack, media reports
South Korea – North Korea
The South Korean navy shot at an unidentified vessel near the North Korean border on Friday, after one of their navy vessels was sunk, according to the Yonhap state-funded South Korean news agency. 104 crew members were on board. Some reports indicate that the South Korean vessel was hit by a torpedo.
The South Korean navy ship was sinking off the island of Baengnyeong in the Yellow Sea, near North Korea, Yonhap reported an official as saying.
The 1,500-tonne vessel sank between 9pm and 10pm local time, although it was not clear what caused the incident.
Rescue efforts were underway, and an emergency meeting of ministers had been called.

The article carried a photo of a destroyer e.g.
The South Korean DDH Gwanggaetodaewang destroyer
Photo: Republic of Korea Navy

however another report in part says

South Korean officials played down earlier reports that it may have been the result of an attack by North Korea.
There was no sign of the North's military in the area where the ship sank, Yonhap said citing officials.
The military earlier said 58 sailors were rescued from near Baengnyeong island by several navy and coastguard vessels.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak, who had convened an emergency meeting of security officials, had ordered the military to focus on rescuing the sailors, Yonhap news agency reported.
The police force was put on heightened alert in the capital, Seoul.
The Cheonan, a 1,200-tonne corvette, began sinking about 2130 local time (1230 GMT) on Friday, after an explosion, the South Korean Navy said.
A South Korean presidential spokeswoman said it was premature to say what caused the Cheonan to sink.