By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/slide-show-cheonan Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Photos: Sunken South Korean Ship World Jan 18, 2011 12:30 PM EDT SEOUL, South Korea | Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South agitation, which has been smoldering ever since. North Korea denied involvement in the incident, which took place in disputed waters of the Yellow Sea and left 46 sailors either dead or missing. But a two-month, multinational investigation into what caused the ship to split in two pointed to a torpedo launched by a North Korean submarine. (Read the full report [PDF].) Now, the ship is in drydock at South Korea’s 2nd Fleet headquarters in Pyeongtaek, about 45 miles south of Seoul. We visited the remnants of the ship during our trip to South Korea. The Cheonan ship is in drydock at South Korea’s 2nd Fleet headquarters in Pyeongtaek. Photo by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour Map of Cheonan sinking and location of the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow (West) Sea, which is contested by North Koreans: North Korea denies a torpedo from one of its submarines sunk the Cheonan. Photo by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour View more photos from our reporting trip. By — Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko Larisa Epatko produced multimedia web features and broadcast reports with a focus on foreign affairs for the PBS NewsHour. She has reported in places such as Jordan, Pakistan, Iraq, Haiti, Sudan, Western Sahara, Guantanamo Bay, China, Vietnam, South Korea, Turkey, Germany and Ireland. @NewsHourWorld
SEOUL, South Korea | Many consider the sinking of the South Korean Navy ship Cheonan on March 26, 2010 as the start of the latest bout of North-South agitation, which has been smoldering ever since. North Korea denied involvement in the incident, which took place in disputed waters of the Yellow Sea and left 46 sailors either dead or missing. But a two-month, multinational investigation into what caused the ship to split in two pointed to a torpedo launched by a North Korean submarine. (Read the full report [PDF].) Now, the ship is in drydock at South Korea’s 2nd Fleet headquarters in Pyeongtaek, about 45 miles south of Seoul. We visited the remnants of the ship during our trip to South Korea. The Cheonan ship is in drydock at South Korea’s 2nd Fleet headquarters in Pyeongtaek. Photo by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour Map of Cheonan sinking and location of the Northern Limit Line in the Yellow (West) Sea, which is contested by North Koreans: North Korea denies a torpedo from one of its submarines sunk the Cheonan. Photo by Larisa Epatko/PBS NewsHour View more photos from our reporting trip.