(Accra) The Korean KDX II class destroyer Munmu the Great has arrived off
the coast of Ghana in response to the kidnapping of 3 Korean sailors from afishing vessel at the end of last month. The vessel Marine 711 had just depart Accra when it was
captured by Pirates , who left the locals on board but made off with 3 Koreans
and 1 Greek. In response the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer which was
on anti-Pirate duty off Somali was re-tasked and sent to the area .
South Korea currently employs a total of 6 KDX-II class destroyers. ROKS Munmu the Great was launched in April 2003 and is the 2nd of her class. The 4,400-ton destroyer is carrying some 30 UDT/SEAL members and is equipped with 2 Lynx multi-role helicopters. In 2011, the Korean special forces successfully carried out a gunfight operation to rescue the South Korean crew of a cargo vessel hijacked by Somali pirates.
