Sinking of ROKS Cheonan
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The Sinking of ROKS Cheonan was a 2010 incident in which a South Korean naval corvette was destroyed near the disputed maritime border with North Korea, killing 46 sailors and sharply escalating inter-Korean tensions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| ROKS Cheonan sinking incident | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
2010 event
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maritime disaster ⓘ naval incident ⓘ |
| aftermath |
large-scale South Korean naval search and rescue operation
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salvage of ship’s stern and bow sections ⓘ |
| causeAccordingToInvestigation | North Korean torpedo explosion ⓘ |
| controversy | domestic debate in South Korea over investigation findings ⓘ |
| countryInvolved |
North Korea
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South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewSize | 104 ⓘ |
| date | 2010-03-26 ⓘ |
| fatalities | 46 ⓘ |
| hullBreakType | catastrophic break in two ⓘ |
| internationalParticipationInInvestigation |
Australia
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Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| investigatingBody | Joint Civilian-Military Investigation Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | armistice context (Korean War not formally ended) ⓘ |
| location |
Yellow Sea
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near Baengnyeong Island ⓘ near Northern Limit Line ⓘ |
| memorial |
Cheonan memorial at Pyeongtaek
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display of salvaged hull sections ⓘ |
| missing | 6 ⓘ |
| NorthKoreanLeaderAtTime | Kim Jong-il NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NorthKoreanPosition | denial of responsibility ⓘ |
| operator | Republic of Korea Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | inter-Korean conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalConsequence |
South Korean sanctions on North Korea
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suspension of inter-Korean trade projects ⓘ |
| region | West Sea of Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
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Yeonpyeong Island shelling ⓘ |
| resultingTension | escalation of inter-Korean tensions ⓘ |
| seaDepthAtSite | approximately 25 meters ⓘ |
| shipSunk | ROKS Cheonan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | Pohang-class corvette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| SouthKoreanPresidentAtTime | Lee Myung-bak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| survivors | 58 ⓘ |
| timeOfDay | night ⓘ |
| UNAction | United Nations Security Council Presidential Statement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNSCMeetingDate | 2010-07-09 ⓘ |
| weaponTypeAlleged | CHT-02D torpedo ⓘ |
| year | 2010 ⓘ |
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ROKS Cheonan sinking incident