Ian Corrigible
3rd Jan 2017, 13:47
Ouch. A $5M+ finger fart.
RoKN accidentally discharges missiles, torpedo into Sea of Japan - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly (http://www.janes.com/article/66636/rokn-accidentally-discharges-missiles-torpedo-into-sea-of-japan)
A Republic of Korean Navy (RoKN) P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft has accidentally discharged a number of weapons into the Sea of Japan approximately 26 n miles off South Korea' s Yangyang County.
The weapons discharged are namely three Harpoon anti-ship missiles, a depth charge, and a torpedo, the country's official Yonhap news agency reported on 1 January. Details of the torpedo and depth charge were not disclosed by the report.
"One of the plane's crew mistakenly touched the emergency weapons release switch at around 6:10 a.m. [local time]", said the Yonhap report citing an RoKN official, adding that there has been no injuries reported in the incident despite the presence of one fishing boat in the vicinity.
RoKN accidentally discharges missiles, torpedo into Sea of Japan - IHS Jane's Defence Weekly (http://www.janes.com/article/66636/rokn-accidentally-discharges-missiles-torpedo-into-sea-of-japan)
A Republic of Korean Navy (RoKN) P-3CK maritime patrol aircraft has accidentally discharged a number of weapons into the Sea of Japan approximately 26 n miles off South Korea' s Yangyang County.
The weapons discharged are namely three Harpoon anti-ship missiles, a depth charge, and a torpedo, the country's official Yonhap news agency reported on 1 January. Details of the torpedo and depth charge were not disclosed by the report.
"One of the plane's crew mistakenly touched the emergency weapons release switch at around 6:10 a.m. [local time]", said the Yonhap report citing an RoKN official, adding that there has been no injuries reported in the incident despite the presence of one fishing boat in the vicinity.