Daecheong incident

Daecheong incident
Part of the Korean Conflict

Daecheong Island (numbered 2)
DateNovember 10, 2009
Location
Off the coast of Daecheong Island, Yellow Sea
37°49′30″N 124°42′00″E / 37.82500°N 124.70000°E / 37.82500; 124.70000
Result Inconclusive
Belligerents
 North Korea  South Korea
Strength
1 gunboat 1 frigate
4 patrol boats
Casualties and losses
1 gunboat moderately damaged
8 wounded
1 patrol boat slightly damaged (with 15 bullet marks)

The Daecheong incident, also known as the Battle of Daecheong, was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island.