VOA NEWS ON MAR.26:
Explosion Sinks S. Korean Navy Ship in Tense Border Area With North

Lee Gi-sik, with South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff, told reporters the military’s primary focus was on saving those aboard. He says at 9:45pm local time, the South’s ship was passing southwest of South Korea’s Baekryoung island when it began sinking due to damage on its bottom side. He says other vessels were mobilized and dozens of people were rescued from the distressed ship. <!–more–><continue reading>

Christian Science Monitor News on Mar.29:
South Korea’s Cheonan ship sinking mystery: A North Korea mine?

North Korea may have planted an underwater mine to make South Korea’s Cheonan ship sink last Friday, the defense minister said. Or an old mine may have been left from the Korean war. <continue reading>

Baengnyeong Island (sometimes spelled Baekryeong) is anisland in Ongjin County, Incheon, South Korea located near the Northern Limit Line, …“ wikipedia.org