From the Vancouver Sun:
SEOUL – A South Korean navy ship with 104 people on board sank near the North Korean border Friday after an unexplained explosion in its stern, military officials said.
South Korea’s government called an emergency security meeting but a presidential spokeswoman said it was still unclear whether the sinking resulted from a clash with North Korea.
A South Korean naval vessel had opened fire on an unidentified object but it was later found to be a flock of birds, the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) said.
Flock of birds at night hrmmm…