Decades-old mine might have hit S.Korea warship: minister

New Straits Times ^ | 3/30/2010 | New Straits Times

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Now its getting interesting.

[Doofer]

60 year old mine floating around in salt water for nearly 6 decades or so is still going to be operational?

Give me a break...

[WKUHilltopper]

It’s gone from a tin fish, engine explosion, magically appearing hole to now a 60 year old mine. Next it will be killer flounder or a pissed off crab.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

They are still finding shells filled with Mustard gas left over from WWI. Belgian farmers are constantly digging up old shells.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

They are still finding shells filled with Mustard gas left over from WWI. Belgian farmers are constantly digging up old shells.

[al baby]

nope it was the center fuel tank

[Doofer]

They are still finding shells filled with Mustard gas left over from WWI. Belgian farmers are constantly digging up old shells.

I understand that, but having spent over 20 years in the Navy, on 4 differant ships, I can tell you sea water isn't kind to metal objects.

[ErnstStavroBlofeld]

Its a plausble theory. Notice I said theory

[Ronin]

The problem I have with the “ancient mine” theory is that the explosion appears to have occurred at the stern of the ship. If it were a floating mine, I would expect it to have occurred at the bow.

Modern mines, however, are different animals.

[James C. Bennett]

The trigger could have been built with delay to damage the propulsion systems...

[Molson Labe]

Killer Flounder

[handmade]

Hey it is not good to irritate crabs.

[ntmxx]

Are we talking about a cousin to The Incredible Mr. Limpet, oh, how the tide has turned.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Add to that the circumstances of the two sides recently shooting at each other’s ships.

[Carley]

But of course, and no doubt some old mines left over from the cold war blew up the subways in Russia.

[Molson Labe]

[Molson Labe]

Keg Mine

[Southack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTvs5bI9bCw&NR=1

[sushiman]

South Korea wimping out a la Obama . Scary ...I’m in Japan where wacko ( more wacko than the LDP ) Socialists are allegedly in power .

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

I think a mine of much more recent vintage is far more plausible.

The nice thing about a mine is that the perpetrator can deny responsibility and still “send a message”. And have the pleasure of killing some people. They really are rat bastards.