Explosion Sinks South Korea Navy Ship, 46 Missing

The naval patrol vessel sank after an unexplained explosion ripped through its hull, reports say. Photo by armybase.us

The search is continuing for 46 South Korean sailors missing after their ship sank near the disputed maritime border with North Korea.

The naval patrol vessel sank after an unexplained explosion ripped through its hull, reports say.

Fifty-eight sailors have been rescued, a military official stated, cited by the BBC.

A military spokesman also said there was no indication so far that North Korea had been involved in the incident.

The boast sank off the west coast of the divided peninsula, in an area which has seen deadly exchanges of fire between the navies of the North and South in the past.

A spokesman for South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said navy divers were preparing to investigate the cause of the sinking and possibly retrieve bodies.

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