A Republic of Korea Navy four-engine maritime patrol aircraft P-3CK welcomed the new year with an unlucky incident. During a routine mission on Sunday, P-3C Orion ‘accidentally’ dropped three Harpoon missiles, one torpedo and depth charges into the sea. Making a statement regarding the incident, an army official told that the crew mistakenly pulled the emergency weapons release switch at around 6:10 on 1st January, however, there had been no damage as the weapons were not armed.