Battle of Yeonpyeong (2002)

The Battle of Yeonpyeong (or Second Battle of Yeonpyeong) (South Korean: 제2연평해전; RR: Je I Yeonpyeong Haejeon) was a confrontation at sea between North Korean and South Korean patrol boats along a disputed maritime boundary near Yeonpyeong Island in the Yellow Sea in 2002. This followed a similar confrontation in 1999.