South Korea's Ministry of National Defence (MND) released five images on 24 January to support its claim that a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) P-3C Orion maritime patrol aircraft (MPA) conducted a "threatening close-distance flight" near a Republic of Korea Navy (RoKN) destroyer the previous day. The incident occurred near Ieodo, an underwater rock formation also known as Socotra Rock located in the Yellow Sea (West Sea). One of the images released by the MND appears to have been taken from a handheld camera aboard KDX-2-class destroyer Dae Jo Yeong, while two others seem to have been captured with an infrared camera. The ministry also published two partially blurred images showing data indicating that an aircraft had been spotted flying at an altitude of 200 ft (60.96 m).
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机译：韩国国防部（MND）于1月24日发布了五张图片，以佐证其声称日本海上自卫队（JMSDF）P-3C猎户座海上巡逻飞机（MPA）进行了“威胁性的近距离飞行”前一天，它在大韩民国海军（RoKN）驱逐舰附近。该事件发生在Ieodo附近，后者是位于黄海（西海）的水下岩层，也称为索科特拉岩。 MND释放的其中一张图像似乎是从KDX-2级驱逐舰Dae Jo Yeong上的手持相机拍摄的，而另外两张似乎是用红外相机拍摄的。该部还发布了两幅局部模糊的图像，显示的数据表明飞机被发现在200英尺（60.96 m）的高度飞行。
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