SEOUL, Feb 5 (NNN-YONHAP) – Nine people went missing, as a fishing boat capsized, in the waters off south-western South Korea, it was reported today.
A report was received at about 11:19 p.m. local time yesterday (1419 GMT) that, the 24-tonne fishing vessel had turned over in the waters 16.6 km west of the uninhabited island of Daebichi, that lies some 20 km from the south-west county of Sinan, South Jeolla province.
Among 12 fishermen on board the ill-fated vessel, three were rescued by a nearby ship, but nine others were unaccounted for, despite search operations all night.
The coast guard and the navy dispatched ships, aircraft and salvage units for the search operations.– NNN-YONHAP
