DTN News: North And South Korea Have Naval Skirmish ~ Official Reports

DTN News: North And South Korea Have Naval Skirmish ~ Official Reports *Source: DTN News / Int'l Media (NSI News Source Info) SEOUL, South Korea - November 11, 2009: North and South Korea have had a naval skirmish in Yellow Sea waters off their west coast, the South's Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday.This undated photo released by the South Korea Navy on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 shows South Korean Navy patrol boats, the same type of South Korean boats that involved in a naval clash with a North Korean ship, engage in an exercise in the West Sea, South Korea. The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. The agency did not immediately provide any additional details.A South Korean man watches a television screen showing file footage of South Korean sailors in a clash in 2002 with North Korea navy near the disputed waters off South Korea's west coast, at a railway station in Seoul, South Korea, Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009. The two Koreas briefly exchanged naval fire Tuesday along their disputed western sea border, with a North Korean ship suffering heavy damage before retreating, South Korean military officials said. The letters on the screen read " South Korean warship shot at a North Korean navy ship which crossed the disputed sea border." A Defence Ministry spokesman said it could not confirm the report at this time.