Drama off Jeju Island
Dead and missing after shipwreck off South Korea
A shipwreck off the South Korean island of Jeju claimed the lives of two people. A further twelve crew members of a fishing boat are missing. A total of 15 men were rescued.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen Two of them were taken to hospital unconscious and later pronounced dead. Rescue work is still ongoing.
The coastguard said it had received a distress call at 4.33 a.m. reporting that the 129-ton fishing boat was sinking. The vessel had suddenly capsized and sunk while the catch was being transferred to a transport vessel. Two people were inside the ship at the time, the rest were on deck.
18 boats and five aircraft deployed
According to the coast guard, 18 boats and five aircraft were deployed on site for search and rescue operations. The South Korean navy sent six more ships, a patrol plane and a helicopter.
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