1 N. Korean vessel sunk, 4 others badly damaged

1 N. Korean vessel sunk, 4 others badly damaged

Officers of the South Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff tell reporters at the National Defense Ministry in Seoul that one North Korean torpedo ship was sunk and four other patrol boats were heavily damaged in a naval confrontation June 15 between North and South Korea in disputed waters in the Yellow Sea.

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