North and South Korea warships exchange fire

[bijou]

The skirmish in the Yellow Sea – the first for seven years – left a North Korean patrol vessel "engulfed in flames" as it retreated back across the border under fire, according to the South Korean prime minister, Chung Un-Chan.

The clash came at a time when relations between the divided nations appeared to be thawing following increased tensions earlier this year caused by North Korea's decision to test a second nuclear device in defiance of UN sanctions.
 
South Korean analysts speculated that the apparent provocation by Pyongyang was an attempt to serve up a timely reminder of the volatility of the Korean Peninsular to Mr Obama who agreed on Monday to send an envoy to North Korea for direct talks.

Seoul said it had suffered no casualties from the exchange which took place after a South Korean patrol boat fired warning shots across the bow of the North Korean naval vessel that had crossed the disputed Northern Limit Line, 120 nautical miles west of Incheon. ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/6536557/North-and-South-Korea-warships-exchange-fire.html

Hmmm, some more healing is needed in this corner of the world.

[thundley4]

Not to worry. I am certain that Korean Reunification is somewhere on Lord Zero's list of things to do. 

[TheSarge]

Not to worry. I am certain that Korean Reunification is somewhere on Lord Zero's list of things to do. 

Only of the South Korea surrenders to the Communists.

[vesta111]

Only of the South Korea surrenders to the Communists.

I am wondering if the Captain of the North Korean ship went down with his boat.

There is no way any service man aboard that ship would want to go back to North Korea and face their leaders with a story of defeat.

I have heard storeys from a distant cousin that still serves in the South Korean American Embassy and he tells of areas where one can see see over the walls and fences directly into the North Korean base.    His storeys seemed insane to me at first, these are humans  ain't they ?

Then I have seen documentaries that prove his tale, good Lord almighty.

[jinxmchue]

left a North Korean patrol vessel "engulfed in flames" as it retreated back across the border under fire

*snicker*

[Chris_]

North vs. South.   North got it's butt kicked.   $20 says that this becomes a "Re-fighting the Civil War" thread before it hits 3 pages.  

[thundley4]

North vs. South.   North got it's butt kicked.   $20 says that this becomes a "Re-fighting the Civil War" thread before it hits 3 pages.  

I'm rooting for the South.

[Chris_]

I'm rooting for the South.

As do all freedom-loving peoples.

[Airwolf]

Something simular happened while I was on the DMZ at Camp Liberty Bell back in 87. It was in October and I was less then 90 days away from coming back home to the states when some North Korean outpost started a firefight with a South Korean outpost and ended up losing 9 North Koreans to machine gun fire from the South Korean Side.

[TNTexan]

I guess this will be served at O's summit:
http://www.boingboing.net/2009/07/07/north-koreas-first-b.html