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The Cheonan Naval ship of South Korea sank near the maritime border of North Korea, this made the Seoul’s government alarmed. Lee Myung-bak, South Korea’s president called for an emergency meeting with his defense minister and other top military officials and the military have already dispatched a fleet of ships. As of now, 58 sailors are already safe but 40 more are missing. The reason is still unknown why the ship sank, and there’s no indication that North Korea should be blamed. Cheonan, a 1,200-ton naval ship has 104 crews and was patrolling at the Baeknyeong Island  (located 20 km from North Korea) last Friday night. According to Yonhap news agency, some unidentified military officials told them that “that an explosion tore a hole into the rear hull, shutting off the engine, wiping out the power and quickly taking the ship down. A number of crew members jumped into the water”. Also, according to Carl Baker,  an expert on Korean military relations, that what made the ship sank is more like an accident. South Korean Naval Ship Sank Near North Korea’s Border is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →