I went on vacation this weekend to visit some friends in the south of the country (more on that later). While there, we learned what most of you already know -- A Korean navy ship sank in the Yellow Sea.
Here's a story 1 and
here's a story 2.
The news stations down here were initially reporting that it was attacked by a North Korea war ship or coastal fire. The ship sank on Saturday near Baengnyeong Island, which is very close to the Northern Limit Line (NLL) that separates the international waters between the north and the south.
That wouldn't be a totally far-fetched assumption.
From the story:
'The NLL was the scene of fatal naval skirmishes in 1999 and 2002. The two Koreas also exchanged naval gunfire in 2004 and 2009.'
And on top of that, North Korea recently said, once again, that they were ready to launch nukes at any time.
Since those initial reports, however, the tune of this story seems to be changing. We're now hearing it's possible that something on the ship malfunction and it blew itself up. There are also reports that the ship hit a floating mine.
Whatever happened, only 58 of the sailors have been rescued, while another 46 are still missing. The important thing right now is trying to save whoever they can still. Although, the water was only slightly above freezing, so chance of survival after a couple days is pretty slim.
Everyone back home, please keep in mind: We are all still safe over here. There have been conclusions jumped to immediately, and then repealed slightly. If you know of anyone teaching over here, you don't have to worry as of yet. All is still fine while the government is still searching for answers. If you're going to pray about anything, pray for the people still in that water or possibly trapped inside the ship.
