Battle of Yeongpyeong (2002)

Second Battle of Yeonpyeong
Part of the Korean conflict

PKM-357 replica on display at the War Memorial of Korea
Date29 June 2002
Location
Northern Limit Line, Yellow Sea
Result Indecisive
Belligerents
South Korea  North Korea
Commanders and leaders
  • Yoon Yeong-ha †
  • Lee Hui-wan (WIA)
  • Han Sang-guk †
 Kim Yeong-sik †
Strength
 2 patrol boats
Casualties and losses
1 patrol boat sunk
6 men killed
18 wounded		 1 patrol boat severely damaged
13 men killed
25 wounded

The Battle of Yeongpyeong (or Second Battle of Yeonpyeong) (Korean: 제2 연평해전; RR: Je I Yeonpyeong Haejeon) was a confrontation at sea between North Korean and South Korean patrol boats along a disputed maritime boundary near Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in 2002. This followed a similar confrontation in 1999. Two North Korean patrol boats crossed the contested border and engaged two South Korean Chamsuri-class patrol boats. The North Koreans withdrew before South Korean reinforcements arrived.

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