1998 Sokcho submarine incident

Combat incident between North Korea and South Korea yes 1998 Sokcho submarine incident the Korean conflict 22 June 1998 Offshore of Sokcho, Kangwon Province, South Korea South Korea 1997 Loss of North Korean submarine and personnel 1 Pohang-class corvette 1 Yugo-class submarine None 1 submarine captured9 dead (5 executed, 4 by suicide) The 1998 Sokcho submarine incident occurred on 22 June 1998, offshore of the South Korean city of Sokcho. Capture On 22 June, a North Korean Yugo-class submarine became entangled in a fishing driftnet in South Korean waters approximately 18 km east of the port of Sokcho and 33 km south of the inter-Korean border. A South Korean fishing boat observed several submarine crewmen trying to untangle the submarine from the fishing net. The South Korean navy sent a Pohang-class corvette which towed the submarine (with the crew still inside) to a navy base at the port of Donghae.North Korea Sub is snagged off South https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/23/news/23iht-kor.t_4.html New York Times 16 September 2013 23 June 1998 5 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305144119/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/23/news/23iht-kor.t_4.html livehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-jun-23-mn-62680-story.html S. Korea Seizes Another Northern Sub Off Coast 1998-06-23 Los Angeles Times Sonni Efron 2016-01-01 2016-03-07 https://web.archive.org/web/20160307222415/http://articles.latimes.com/1998/jun/23/news/mn-62680 live The submarine sank as it was being towed into port. It was unclear if this was as a result of damage or a deliberate scuttling by the crew.Sub incident harms Korean relations http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/117774.stm BBC News 16 September 2013 22 June 1998 25 January 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190125111949/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/117774.stm live On 23 June, the Korean Central News Agency admitted that a submarine had been lost in a training accident.N. Korea admits submarine wrecked while training http://www.thefreelibrary.com/N.+Korea+admits+submarine+wrecked+while+training-a050189253 Kyodo News via The Free Library 16 September 2013 23 June 1998 2 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200902055614/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/N.+Korea+admits+submarine+wrecked+while+training-a050189253 live On 25 June, the submarine was salvaged from a depth of approximately 100 ft flip and the bodies of nine crewmen were recovered. Four crewmen had committed suicide by shooting themselves, after first shooting and killing five others in what South Korean officials called an apparent murder-suicide, noting that there were signs of a struggle.9 North Koreans dead in submarine https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/27/news/27iht-kor.t_9.html New York Times 16 September 2013 27 June 1998 6 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160306150522/http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/27/news/27iht-kor.t_9.html live The presence of South Korean drinks suggested that the crew had completed an espionage mission.'Suicide' crew found in North Korean sub https://www.independent.co.uk/news/suicide-crew-found-in-north-korean-sub-1167574.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/suicide-crew-found-in-north-korean-sub-1167574.html 2022-05-01 subscription live The Independent 16 September 2013 26 June 1998 Log books found in the submarine showed that it had infiltrated South Korean waters on a number of previous occasions.N.Korean Subs Ply East Sea with Impunity http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/27/2010052701296.html The Chosun Ilbo 16 September 2013 27 May 2010 28 November 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201128030131/http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2010/05/27/2010052701296.html live The bodies of the members of submarine crew were subsequently returned to North Korea in a ceremony that took place in Panmunjom on 3 July 1998.Kyong-Hwa Seok 3 July 1998 N. Korea Sub Crew's Bodies Returned https://apnews.com/article/e063cd2c41f9480fb03974813fdc4aa1 26 October 2022 Associated Press 25 October 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20221025161054/https://apnews.com/article/e063cd2c41f9480fb03974813fdc4aa1 live See also 1996 Gangneung submarine infiltration incident 1998 Yosu submersible incident References External links BBC News photo of the submarine 38.228 128.728 type:event_globe:earth_region:KR title Sokcho Category:Maritime incidents in 1998 Category:Korean People's Navy Category:1998 conflicts Category:1998 in South Korea Category:1998 in North Korea Category:Maritime incidents in South Korea Category:North Korea–South Korea relations Category:June 1998 in Asia Category:Naval history of South Korea Category:20th-century naval battles Category:June 1998 in South Korea