Cheonan

The ship, called Cheonan, was in relatively shallow water 1.8 two kilometers from the west-southwest shore of Baengnyeong Island, South Korea's western-most territory in the Yellow Sea.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

On a chilly spring evening late last March, a South Korean naval ship called the Cheonan was conducting routine exercises in waters just off the ...

TIME: How South Korea's Naval Ship Really Sank 2010

The ship, called Cheonan after a city in central South Korea, sank in an area only 1.8 kilometers off the west-southwest side of the island, which has a naval base.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

The ship, called Cheonan, was in relatively shallow water 1.8 two kilometers from the west-southwest shore of Baengnyeong Island, South Korea's western-most territory in the Yellow Sea.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

The ship, called Cheonan, was in relatively shallow water 1.8 two kilometers from the west-southwest shore of Baengnyeong Island, South Korea's western-most territory in the Yellow Sea.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

The ship, called Cheonan after a city in central South Korea, sank in an area only 1.8 kilometers off the west-southwest side of the island, which has a naval base.

Rescue Continues in Korea Ship Sinking Evan Ramstad 2010

The ship, called Cheonan after a city in central South Korea, sank in an area only 1.8 kilometers off the west-southwest side of the island, which has a naval base.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

A U.S. - South Korean military exercise planned in response to the sinking of the Cheonan is a violation of North Korea's "sovereignty ... and security," North Korean delegate Ri Tong Il told reporters outside the closed-door conference, and would be met with a "physical response."

North Korea threatens 'physical response' to U.S.-South Korea military exercise 2010

The ship, called Cheonan, was in relatively shallow water 1.8 two kilometers from the west-southwest shore of Baengnyeong Island, South Korea's western-most territory in the Yellow Sea.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010

The ship, called Cheonan, was in relatively shallow water 1.8 two kilometers from the west-southwest shore of Baengnyeong Island, South Korea's western-most territory in the Yellow Sea.

Korean Rescuers Search for Survivors Evan Ramstad 2010