ROKS Cheonan sinking

The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when Cheonan, a Pohang-class corvette of the Republic of Korea Navy, carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. The cause of the sinking remains in dispute.

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PCC-772 sinking
Yono-class midget submarine, 


ROKS Cheonan, ROKS Sokcho, 

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Location: 37.9292, 124.6006, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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2010 ROKS Cheonan sinking

2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

2009-11-10T00:00:00Z

2009 Battle of Daecheong

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ROKS Cheonan salvage and recovery site, toward island

ROKS Cheonan salvage and recovery site

ROKS Dokdo assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan

ROKS Cheonan salvage meeting

ROKS Dokdo assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan, cropped

2010.4.16 천안함 마지막 훈련 모습 (7445518816)

USNS Salvor assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan

US Navy 100411-N-7843A-108 USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) is anchored in the Yellow Sea

CHT-02D torpedo propulsion section showing 1번 marking

US Navy 110805-N-OS706-070 Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and Republic of Korea Adm. Tae-min Ha

• Newsmaker interview: Yoon Duk Yong. Crime scene investigation: the sinking of the Cheonan. Interview by Dennis Normile - scientific article published in June 2010, Q1860

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
event	armed conflict	2009	Battle of Daecheong	battle	Wikidata
event	armed conflict	2010	ROKS Cheonan sinking	attack, naval battle, sinking	Wikidata
object	watercraft		ROKS Cheonan	Pohang-class corvette, corvette	Wikidata
object	watercraft		ROKS Sokcho	Pohang-class corvette, corvette	Wikidata
commons	image		ROKS Cheonan salvage and recovery site, toward island		Commons
commons	image		ROKS Cheonan salvage and recovery site		Commons
commons	image		ROKS Dokdo assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan		Commons
commons	image		ROKS Cheonan salvage meeting		Commons
commons	image		ROKS Dokdo assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan, cropped		Commons
commons	image		2010.4.16 천안함 마지막 훈련 모습 (7445518816)		Commons
commons	image		USNS Salvor assisting search and rescue of ROKS Cheonan		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 100411-N-7843A-108 USNS Salvor (T-ARS 52) is anchored in the Yellow Sea		Commons
commons	image		CHT-02D torpedo propulsion section showing 1번 marking		Commons
commons	image		US Navy 110805-N-OS706-070 Rear Adm. Pete Gumataotao, commander of U.S. Naval Forces Korea, and Republic of Korea Adm. Tae-min Ha		Commons