Submarine detoured in West Sea
By Lee Hyo-sik Staff Reporter A 130 ton-class North Korean submarine that fired a torpedo at the Cheonan was presumed to have gone around the West Sea to infiltrate into waters of the South without being detected, an international team of experts investigating the sinking of the warship said Thursday. It also reported that after penetrating the South Korean waters, the submarine zeroed in on the Cheonan and launched a torpedo at close range with intent to send it to the bottom and kill those on board. "After piecing all evidence and intelligence together, we concluded that North Korea's two submarines - a 300 ton-class submarine and a 130 ton-class submarine - were operating in the West Sea on the night of March 26," said vice-admiral Hwang Won-dong who led the intelligence analysis unit at the investigation team. He said the investigation team concluded that it was the 130-ton class one that fired a torpedo at the Cheonan after analyzing fragments of the torpedo recovered from the scene and gathering other military intelligence. Hwang said after the provocation, t