Sunday, March 28, 2010

Hopes Fade For 46 Sailors After S Korean Ship Sinks



Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors -- Wall Street Journal

SEOUL—South Korean naval and civilian rescue teams worked in cold, rough waters for a second day Sunday but again found no more survivors from a patrol boat that sank after an explosion in the Yellow Sea near the maritime border with North Korea.

Rescue boats saved 58 sailors in the hours immediately after the explosion Friday night, but 46 others are missing and the likelihood of survival appears slim.

The cause of the explosion, which happened in the stern of the ship, hasn't been determined. Because the ship was near the maritime border, officials are considering the possibility that North Korea was involved.

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More News On The Sinking Of The Korean naval Ship Cheonan

Families seek answers after sinking of South Korean warship -- Times Online
Angry families visit site of sunken SKorean ship -- AP
South Korea Searches for Survivors of Sunken Navy Ship -- New York Times
Sunk South Korea naval ship Cheonan 'split in half' -- BBC
Hopes fade for South Korean sailors after sinking -- CNN
Hopes fade for 46 sailors after SKorean ship sinks -- AP
S. Korea hunts for missing after warship blast -- Sydney Morning Herald
More Questions Raised Than Answered Over Sunken Ship -- Korea Times
Cause of Ship Sinking Yet to Be Pinpointed -- Korea Times
Speculations vary on cause of ship sinking -- Korea Herald
Investigation ordered into sinking of South Korean warship as relatives express anger -- The Telegraph
Chief US Commander in Seoul Says No "Special Movements" by N. Korea Detected -- Arirang news

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