
South Korean navy ship sank off the southwestern coast, where two of the 30 sailors on board are missing, when it collided with a fishing boat, the official media of the Ministry of Defense said Thursday.
The 150-ton vessel collided with a fishing vessel of 270 tons about 5.4 nautical miles north-west of Jeju Island around 10:50 am (1350 GMT) Wednesday, said the official, who did not to be named.
He said that 28 of the 30 sailors on board were rescued, without elaborating on the fate of the accident boat.The fishing took place as leaders of the Group of 20 major economies and international organizations should start a record two days in Seoul.
It 'been away from the region, where the ship of 1,200 tons South Korean navy sank after the investigation report of four experts in the West, because North Korea fired near their disputed border on the west coast in March 1946 killing of 104 members 'crew.
South Korea Cheonan blamed the sinking of the communist North, but Pyongyang has always denied any involvement, resulting in a sharp deterioration in relations between the two warring parties.
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