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After World War II, shipping had to accept more casualties due to military equipment: in 1947, the Greek coastal steamer “Heimara” sank on the voyage from Thessaloniki to Piraeus due to a maritime attack. 378 of the 604 people on board died. The origin of the mine, which presumably came from WWII, was not clarified, but it was one of the lowest in peacetime ship casualties in Greek waters. A year later, the Danish passenger ship “Kjøbenhavn”, from Copenhagen, collided with a drifting mine, presumably from World War II, and sank in ten minutes. Of the passengers and crew members on board, 260 to 310 were rescued and 48 to 150 people died.
In 2010, the South Korean corvette “Cheonan” sank after a powerful explosion, killing 46 sailors. 58 crew members were rescued. Later, investigations revealed that the ship was likely sunk by a North Korean submarine torpedo, which could be proven by the found fragments and explosive remnants. Until now, North Korea has denied having anything to do with the sinking of the “Cehonan”.
