SKorean ship partially sinks; 5 crewmen die

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A South Korean cargo ship was rocked by an explosion off the country's west coast Sunday, leaving five people dead and six others missing, officials said.             

The unexplained explosion tore apart the front of the ship and left the 4,198-ton vessel half-submerged, coast guard officials said. Two of the five bodies had serious external wounds, suggesting they were killed by the explosion, coast guard officer Kim Dong-jin said.              

Five crewmen were rescued and searchers were trying to locate the six missing, the coast guard said in a statement.           

The explosion occurred relatively far from the tense sea border with North Korea, and the coast guard doesn't suspect the North was involved, coast guard officer Ko Jae-young said.      

The ship's captain, who survived, said the explosion may have been caused by static electricity which ignited gasoline vapors from an onboard tank where 11 crew members were working before the blast, according to Yonhap news agency.   

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