The rescue teams of the South Korean Coast Guard have started this Sunday the search for nine fishermen whose boat has capsized in waters southwest of the country’s coasts.
According to the authorities, the 24-tonne ship capsized at around 11:19 p.m. (local time) 16.6 kilometers west of Daebichi Island, an uninhabited region 20 kilometers southwest of the Korean region. of Sinan.
The boat has a total of 12 crewincluding 3 foreigners, and so far only three of the sailors have been rescued by a ship that was in the vicinity, as reported by the Yonhap news agency.
The Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, cho seung hwanhas communicated during a meeting with the relatives in Sinan that the preliminary investigations indicate that the majority of the disappeared they were on deckso they would have abandoned the boat during the shipwreck, and rules out the possibility that they are locked in the ship.
According to the aforementioned agency, the ministry has deployed a search in a larger area with nearby fishing boats, aircraft and members of the Maritime Rescue Unit at the request of the president. Yoon Suk Yeol.
Source: Lasexta
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