Daecheong incident

Daecheong incident
Part of the Korean Conflict
Daecheong Island (numbered 2)
Date November 10, 2009 Location Off the coast of Daecheong Island, Yellow Sea[1] 37°49′30″N 124°42′00″E / 37.82500°N 124.70000°E / 37.82500; 124.70000 Result North Korea victory
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,^[2] was a skirmish between the South Korean and North Korean navies near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) on 10 November 2009 off Daecheong Island.