21st Century
- 2001 - December 22 Battle of Amami-Ōshima Japanese coast guard vessels sink an armed North Korean spy trawler.
- 2002 - June 29 Second Battle of Yeonpyeong A South Korean naval patrol encounters North Korean intruders and force them to withdraw.
- 2006 - May 11 - The Sri Lankan Navy and LTTE Sea Tigers clash, leaving 18 SLN personnel and 4-30 Tigers dead
- 2009 - November 10 Battle of Daecheong A South Korean patrol damages a North Korean gunboat forcing it to withdraw.
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