Participants mourn 46 sailors killed during the 2010 sinking of the Cheonan corvette by a North Korean attack in the Yellow Sea, in a remembrance ceremony held at the 2nd Fleet in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul, in this March 25, 2024, file photo. (Image courtesy of Yonhap)
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The Navy held a ceremony Wednesday to honor sailors killed during the 2010 sinking of the Cheonan corvette by a North Korean attack in the Yellow Sea.
The 1,200-ton warship sank near the western Northern Limit Line, a de facto inter-Korean maritime border, in March 2010, after a North Korean midget submarine fired a torpedo. The attack killed 46 sailors, while 55 others were rescued.
About 200 guests, including bereaved family members and surviving sailors, took part in the ceremony marking the 15th anniversary of the incident, held at the 2nd Fleet in Pyeongtaek, 60 kilometers south of Seoul.
“The Republic of Korea’s Navy and Marine Corps have not forgotten the 46 warriors of the Cheonan for one moment and will never forget them going forward,” Adm. Yang Yong-mo, the Navy chief, said in a message.
The Navy vowed to firmly carry out its missions and overwhelmingly respond in the event of North Korea’s provocation.
(Yonhap)
