Salvage Work To Begin On Sunken Navy Ship
April 14 2010
South Korean navy salvage teams are expected to raise the stern of the Pohang-class corvette Cheonan on Wednesday, 20 days after it was sunk by an explosion, the Korea Times reports.
Most of the 44 missing sailors are believed to have been trapped in the stern, said government officials. The ship split in two before sinking.
Fifty-eight sailors were rescued soon after the ship started sinking, and two bodies were later recovered.
Navy officials expect it to take about 11...
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