KPA claimed that its submarine had had mechanical problems while on a training mission and had drifted south, and that, instead of rendering aid, the South Koreans had allowed the crew to die.
人民军声称其潜艇在执行训练任务时发生了机械故障，飘往南边，南朝鲜方面非但没有假以援手，反而任由艇员死亡。