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Five killed as explosion tears ship apart off Korean coast (VIDEO)

Published time: January 15, 2012 08:13
Edited time: January 15, 2012 12:21
Five killed as explosion tears ship apart off Korean coast
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A 4191-tonne freight vessel carrying oil exploded on Sunday morning in the Yellow Sea off South Korea’s port city of Incheon. Five crew members of the total of 11 Koreans and five Burmese have been killed, while six others are missing.

­According to South Korean Coast Guard, the incident happened three miles north of Jawol Island around 8 am. Five people were rescued from the vessel. The Coast Guard has dispatched patrol and rescue boats to search for those missing.

The immediate cause of the explosion is not yet known.

The vessel exploded after leaving the port of Incheon en route to another port, Daesan, in South Korea’s South Chungcheong Province.

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65423 04.03.2012 03:00

rachel, save yourself, actually do some research for yourself, dont mandate yourself to be an ape

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Pawel 02.03.2012 16:38

I wonder if the US will blame N. Korea for this...

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Rachael 12.02.2012 15:16

Hey, "WeAreYourGods", just why would the USA want to do such a thing?  Please back up what you say with facts.  There are people out there who will believe anything that anyone says, and without facts you are doing a disservice to any Country by your comments.  You are planting seeds of hate and doubt by your thoughtless comments.  Make an opinion on the article,do not make judgments toward Nations.  You can even make a comment on how to sink a ship, but to name a nation is just plain wrong.

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