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| rdfs:comment | - The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when the Cheonan, a Republic of Korea Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. A South Korean-led official investigation carried out by a team of international experts from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden presented a summary of its investigation on 20 May 2010, concluding that the warship had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine.
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| inquiries | - Russian Navy Investigation
- International investigation convened by ROK government.
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| Caption | - Four photos show damage to the ROKS Cheonan — clockwise from upper left: a damaged stack; front portion showing the break point; a large fragment is lifted from the sea; water pressure marks on the hull bottom.
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| Charges | - ROK-convened Investigation concludes that PRK sank the corvette using a midget submarine-launched torpedo.
- Investigation results are disputed
- North Korea denies involvement.
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| Participants | - Korean People's Navy
- Republic of Korea Navy
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- ROKS Cheonan sinking
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| Place | - Near Baengnyeong Island, Yellow Sea
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| abstract | - The ROKS Cheonan sinking occurred on 26 March 2010, when the Cheonan, a Republic of Korea Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sank off the country's west coast near Baengnyeong Island in the Yellow Sea, killing 46 seamen. A South Korean-led official investigation carried out by a team of international experts from South Korea, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, and Sweden presented a summary of its investigation on 20 May 2010, concluding that the warship had been sunk by a North Korean torpedo fired by a midget submarine. North Korea denied that it was responsible for the sinking. North Korea's further offer to aid an open investigation was disregarded. The People's Republic of China dismissed the official scenario presented by South Korea and the United States as not credible. An investigation by the Russian Navy also did not concur with the report. The United Nations Security Council made a Presidential Statement condemning the attack but without identifying the attacker.
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