Battle of Yeongpyeong (1999)
[1] On 6 June 1999, North Korea's state-controlled Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) claimed that the "sea boundary line" had been violated by South Korean warships that had illegally trespassed in the North's territorial waters.
On 8 June, seven North Korean patrol boats and seventeen fishing vessels repeatedly crossed the NLL between 05:55 and 23:20 local time.
The South Korean government decided at this point to use force to oppose further crossings of the NLL.
At 09:28, the crew of PT-381 fired machine guns and 25 mm cannon at the two South Korean fast craft.
During the next fourteen minutes, the South Koreans fired a total of 4,584 rounds of ammunition before breaking off the engagement.
One South Korean patrol ship and four fast craft were damaged and nine sailors were slightly injured.
Despite the severe losses suffered by its navy, the North Korean government claimed victory; KCNA asserted that "more than ten enemy battleships were either burned or severely damaged and they had no alternative but to flee, taking many dead bodies and remnants with them.
A: United Nations Command -created Northern Limit Line, 1953 [ 4 ]
B: North Korea-declared "Inter-Korean MDL", 1999 [ 5 ] The locations of specific islands are reflected in the configuration of each maritime boundary, including
- 1 – Yeonpyeong Island
- 2 – Baengnyeong Island
- 3 – Daecheong Island
- 4 – Jung-gu (Incheon Intl. Airport)
- 5 – Seoul
- 6 – Incheon
- 7 – Haeju
- 8 – Kaesong
- 9 – Ganghwa County
- 10 – Bukdo Myeon
- 11 – Deokjeokdo
- 12 – Jawol Myeon
- 13 – Yeongheung Myeon