Daecheong incident
| Daecheong incident | |||||||
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| Part of theKorean Conflict | |||||||
 Daecheong Island (numbered 2) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 North Korea |
 South Korea | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 1gunboat |
1frigate 4patrol boats | ||||||
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1 gunboat moderately damaged 8 wounded | 1 patrol boat slightly damaged (with 15 bullet marks) | ||||||
TheDaecheong incident,also known as theBattle of Daecheong,[2]was a skirmish between theSouth KoreanandNorth Koreannavies near theNorthern Limit Line(NLL) on 10 November 2009 offDaecheong Island.The incident began at 11:27 am when a North Korean navy patrol boat crossed the NLL, which is not recognized by North Korea (DPRK). After two verbal warnings from South Korean naval units, one of the South Korean patrol boats fired a warning shot. In response, the North Korean boat began firing at the South Korean ship. A patrol boat from the DPRK was seriously damaged, with eight casualties while the navy of South Korea (ROK) sustained no casualties.[3]
Engagement[edit]
The incident began at 11:27 am when a North Korean navy patrol boat crossed the NLL, which is not recognised by the DPRK,[4]followed by two verbal warnings from South Korean naval units. After one more warning announcement, one of the South Korean patrol boats fired a warning shot. In response, the North Korean boat began firing at the South Korean ship. This resulted in a short exchange of fire between the sides.[5]The North Korean vessel expended approximately 50 rounds, and the South Korean craft returned fire with 200 rounds.[6]
TheKorean Central News Agency(KCNA), the official news agency of North Korea, accused the South Korean Navy of provoking the confrontation at themaritime boundarybetween the two Koreas. The DPRK news agency reported that:
... the North side let a patrol boat of theNavy of the KPAon routine guard duty promptly go into action to confirm an unidentified object that intruded into the waters of its side.
When the patrol boat was sailing back after confirming the object at about 11:20 a group of warships of theSouth Korean forceschased it and perpetrated such a grave provocation as firing at it.
The patrol boat of the North side, which has been always combat-ready, lost no time to deal a prompt retaliatory blow at the provokers. Much flurried by this, the group of warships of the South Korean forces hastily took to flight to the waters of their side.[7]
Aftermath[edit]
After the battle, South Korea claimed their patrol boat suffered only superficial damage (15 bullet marks on the ship's side) with no casualties, while the fire-gutted North Korean patrol boat was partially destroyed.[citation needed]A news agency in South Korea reported a rumor that North Korea suffered four casualties (1 killed / 3 wounded).[8]On the other hand, a defector said about 10 North Korean sailors were killed in action.[9]The KCNA pressed South Korea to apologize.[7]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Kim, Hyun (November 10, 2009)."N. Korea claims clash occurred on routine duty, demands apology from South".Yonhap.Retrieved2009-11-10.
- ^https://www.google.com/books/edition/Double_sidedness_of_North_Korea/kzhdCwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=1999+yeongpyeong+battle&pg=PA62&printsec=frontcover
- ^Foster, Peter (2009-10-11)."North and South Korean Ships Exchange Fire".The Telegraph.London.Retrieved2009-10-11.
- ^Roehrig, Terence (2009). "North Korea and the Northern Limit Line".North Korean Review.5(1): 8 – 22.
- ^Kim, Sam (November 10, 2009)."Koreas clash in Yellow Sea, blame each other".Yonhap.Retrieved2009-11-10.
- ^"Seoul Wary of N. Korean Retaliation".The Korea Times.2009-10-11.Archivedfrom the original on 2009-11-13.Retrieved2009-10-11.
- ^abDPRK Demands S. Korea Apologize for Armed ProvocationArchivedDecember 15, 2009, at theWayback Machine.Korean Central News Agency.November 10, 2009.
- ^"《North and South had battle 7 years absence》 South Korea Defense, Reacted immediately following their battle manual… defeated North Korea ship(《남북 7년만에 서해교전》 quân, 눈치 안보고 교전수칙대로 즉각 대응… Bắc 경비정 격퇴)".Kukmin Daily (국민일보). 2009-10-11. Archived fromthe originalon 2011-07-13.Retrieved2009-11-10.
- ^드디어 천안함에대한꼬리가잡혓습니다. 필독(in Korean)Archived3 March 2016 at theWayback Machine
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