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http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/asiapcf/03/26/south.korea.ship.sinking/index.html(CNN) -- A South Korean navy ship sank in the Yellow Sea near North Korea early Saturday, and the navy shot at an unidentified ship toward the north, according to reports quoting South Korean government officials.
Yonhap News Agency quoted navy officials saying Friday that a ship carrying 104 crew members sank off the Seoul-controlled island of Baengnyeong in a flashpoint maritime border area between the Koreas.
The 1,500-ton corvette Cheonan went down at 9:45 p.m. Friday near the island, ...
And from the BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8589507.stm
A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board has sunk off the west coast near North Korea.
The exact cause of the sinking was unclear, but an explosion was reported in the rear of the ship.
There was speculation it could have been from a torpedo from the North.