South Korea navy 'fires at North Korea fishing boats'

[Gerald]

The South Korean navy has fired warning shots at North Korean fishing boats that crossed disputed borders in the Yellow Sea, reports say.

No shots hit the vessels which retreated, said an Associated Press report citing an unnamed official with South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff.

The official also said that no North Korean navy ships were involved.

Skirmishes are common in the area claimed by both sides on the Korean peninsula.

A South Korean defence ministry spokesman told AFP news that there were six North Korean boats.

"Our naval patrol boats twice fired machine gun rounds at the fishing vessels. Afterwards the North Korean vessels retreated to their territory," the unnamed official said.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19671447




Note: 21 September 2012 Last updated at 08:30 GMT

[HunterICX]

Ah..it's that time of the year again :)

HunterICX

[Oberon]

Obviously getting jealous of the China/Japan spat hogging all the headlines...

[Gerald]

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4589/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg/)

[sublynx]

I doubt that there could be North Korean "fishing ships" in South Korean waters without the participation of the North Korean People's Army and the approval of the Communist party and the leaders of the country.

You can call me paranoid :)

[Gerald]

^No, I think you are more than normal!

[Jimbuna]

Ah..it's that time of the year again :)

HunterICX

Obviously getting jealous of the China/Japan spat hogging all the headlines...

Rgr that...wonder what will happen next if the great leader requires it? :hmm2:

[Betonov]

The great leader already ate all the fish in N. Korean waters so they went pillaging into the south.

They turned back after Putin almost nuked Pyongyang after Kim Jong Un ate the 500kg merling Putin once wrestled barechested

[Takeda Shingen]

http://c431528.r28.cf2.rackcdn.com/detallece2cca56e12d66054ec762239546cb45.jpg

Bring me mackerel.

[Jimbuna]

http://i.qkme.me/35jxbh.jpg

[Takeda Shingen]

:haha::haha::haha:

Okay Jim, your's is better.

[Jimbuna]

:haha::haha::haha:

Okay Jim, your's is better.

Here's a few worthy of a caption :03:

http://resource.yorkbbs.ca/news/2012-01/2012129113650196.jpg

http://www.comtourist.com/images/large/kim-looking-at-things/kim-jong-il-looking-at-things-205.jpg

http://www.comtourist.com/images/large/kim-looking-at-things/kim-jong-il-looking-at-things-182.jpg

[Tribesman]

Here's a few worthy of a caption
The middle one is cousin Kim visits the Yubba fish pool of the people.

[GT182]

For that last photo with the last fish in line shown, he looks disgusted. "Who throw in 'ringer' mackerel? Me no eat shushi from dat one!!! Me only want Holy Mackerel!"

[Oberon]

"These fish are not productive enough, this factory's production quota is down by fifteen percent! Take half out the back and have them shot, and cut the rations of the other half, this will increase their production! This one here will be tortured before it is shot for making fishy faces at me!!"

"Errr...yes...Dear leader..."

[Betonov]

I really got to start loosing weight before someone calls me Kim Jong Un :oops:

[August]

For that last photo with the last fish in line shown, he looks disgusted. "Who throw in 'ringer' mackerel? Me no eat shushi from dat one!!! Me only want Holy Mackerel!"

Notice that when dear leader isn't smiling nobody else is either. You can see the fear in their eyes.

[nikimcbee]

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4589/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg/)

I was researching what class these things are, when I found this:


Motor Torpedo Boats (PT; formerly USS PT-613, PT-616,PT-619, PT-620[11] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy#cite_n ote-10))

Galmaegi (PT 23)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy#cite_n ote-multiple1-9)
Gireogi (PT 25)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy#cite_n ote-multiple1-9)
Olbbaemi (PT 26)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy#cite_n ote-multiple1-9)
Jebi (PT 27)[10] (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ships_of_the_Republic_of_Korea_Navy#cite_n ote-multiple1-9)
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/HN-SN-98-07196.JPEG/773px-HN-SN-98-07196.JPEG (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/HN-SN-98-07196.JPEG)
I thought those looked familiar.:haha:

[nikimcbee]

TLAM bump.
What kind of SoKo patrol craft are they?

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4589/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg/)

[TLAM Strike]

TLAM bump.
What kind of SoKo patrol craft are they?

http://imageshack.us/a/img715/4589/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/715/1110koreasnavalclash.jpg/)

Chamsuri class patrol boat
EDIT:
They call them a PKM "Patrol Killer Medium".
Photos:
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/7186/1chamsuriclass.jpg
http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1340/2e1tb9t.jpg
^Its the one on the right
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/3135/pkmvy.jpg

[Jimbuna]

I found this detail quite informative:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pkm.htm


On June 29th, 2002 there was a surprise attack on PKM Chamsuri 357 by a North Korean vessel. PKM Chamsuri 357 , which was conducting close-range maneuvers in an effort to remove the North Korean patrol boat, responded to the provocative suprise attack, and successfully defended the NLL with courage and faith in certain victory. The Captain Lieutenant Commander Yun Young Ha, died in combat while keeping a close watch on enemy movements. The Chief Petty Officer Han Sang Guk, who was manning the rudder until the end during the engagement as a quartermaster. The Petty Officers First Class Cho Cheon Hyung and Hwang Do Hyun, who continued to pull the trigger of the warship guns until their dying moments. The Chief Petty Officer Seo Hoo Won died a heroic death returning fire with an M-60 from the deck, where he could not even conceal himself. Petty officer second class Park Dong Hyuk who was shot while helping his wounded comrades and passed away at a young age after 3 months in hospital.

[Sailor Steve]

II thought those looked familiar.:haha:
What you know as a PT boat is an offshoot of the WW1 Thornycroft Coastal Motor Boats.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/CMB_Thornycroft_1917_zpsb3000a57.jpg

The original Torpedo Boats date back to the 1880s and were small steel steamships. They were the ancestors of the modern destroyer. This is USS Cushing, America's first Torpedo Boat.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/SailorSteve/Cushing-03_zpsbea4e7eb.jpg

[Jimbuna]

Four years later just up the road from me the Turbinia:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbinia

[TLAM Strike]

I found this detail quite informative:

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/pkm.htm

Yea the 1st photo I posted was of the Chamsuri after the DPRK attack.

Here are some more photos of her showing the damage, the ROK marked the shell holes in red, as you can see she was hit by .50 cal and something heaver maybe 20mm. The bridge was hit by an 85mm round (from a T-34-85's gun turret that was mounted on the DPRK Patrol Boat), I'm guessing some of that damage was repaired before the boat went on display.
http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2627/640pxpkm357atthewarmemo.jpg
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/3522/pkm357bowsection.jpg
http://img809.imageshack.us/img809/5536/pkm357midandbridgesecti.jpg
http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8300/pkm357sternsection.jpg

This shows how the attack went down and has photos of the KIAs:
http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4010/nll2002k.jpg

A good article on this battle can be found here:
http://rokdrop.com/2012/06/29/dmz-flashpoints-the-2002-west-sea-naval-battle/

[Gerald]

Taiwanese boats protest in Japanese territorial waters.Dozens of Taiwanese boats sailed to disputed East China Sea islands in a brief protest, as top Japanese and Chinese diplomats met in Beijing to ease tensions.

The islands, called Senkaku in Japan and Diaoyu in China, are controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.

Tension in the region has been high since Japan's purchase of the islands from their private Japanese owner.

Note: Update record, 25 September 2012 Last updated at 02:59 GMT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/19709151

[JU_88]

Obviously getting jealous of the China/Japan spat hogging all the headlines...

:haha: Yeah probably that^

[Jimbuna]

Yea the 1st photo I posted was of the Chamsuri after the DPRK attack.

Here are some more photos of her showing the damage, the ROK marked the shell holes in red, as you can see she was hit by .50 cal and something heaver maybe 20mm. The bridge was hit by an 85mm round (from a T-34-85's gun turret that was mounted on the DPRK Patrol Boat), I'm guessing some of that damage was repaired before the boat went on display.





This shows how the attack went down and has photos of the KIAs:


A good article on this battle can be found here:
http://rokdrop.com/2012/06/29/dmz-flashpoints-the-2002-west-sea-naval-battle/

Interesting cheers :cool: