Seoul asks U.S. to help in finding cause of ship sinking

YELLOW SEA, South Korea - A crane (L) preparing to raise a sunken South Korean Navy corvette near the western sea border with North Korea in the Yellow Sea is seen on April 5, 2010. Seoul asked the United States the same day to help determine the cause of the sinking of the vessel late last month.

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