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Battle of Yeosu Part of Korean Conflict Date 17 – 18 December
1998 Location off the coast of Yeosu, Jeollanam-do, South Korea
Result South Korean victory  Republic of Korea Navy  Korean
People's Navy 12 warships, 3 bombers 1 semi-submersible
Casualties and losses none 1 semi-submersible sunk ~4 dead  The
Battle of Yeosu, in December 1998, was a naval skirmish that
began when the Republic of Korea Navy intercepted a North Korean
semi-submersible vessel attempting to land commandos on the
southern South Korean coast.   Throughout 1998 there had been
several incidents involving North Korean infiltrators attempting
to land on along the South Korean coastline. In the June 1998
Sokcho submarine incident a North Korean submarine was found in
South Korean waters off Sokcho entangled in fishing nets, the
submarine was towed to a ROK Navy base and when opened the crew
were all dead in an apparent murder