During a maritime drill, six South Korean Navy Sailors were injured on Tuesday, March 3, when a grenade exploded inside a high-speed battleship, with the reasons remaining unknown.
Specifically, Yonhap news agency reported that the grenade explosion took place onboard the 130-ton patrol killer boat at about 1:00 p.m. local time off the southern coast.
After the maritime firing drills, the sailors also conducted grenade-throwing exercises and that’s when one grenade exploded inside the boat.
It is stated that from the 30 sailors onboard the vessel, two were severely injured and four others sustained light injuries. All sailors were transmitted to nearby hospitals.
A military official was quoted as saying the navy halted all firing drills on and off the shore to look into the cause of the incident and seek preventive measures.