3 dead, 3 missing after fishing boat slams into foreign cargo vessel in Korean waters
- 6 years ago
Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon has ordered related agencies to do their best to rescue five crewmen missing after their fishing boat capsized overnight.
The Prime Minister on Thursday urged defense and marine ministers and the commissioner of the Coast Guard to mobilize all equipment and manpower for the operation.
At 40-past midnight on Thursday, the South Korean-registered fishing boat collided with a Tanzanian cargo ship in waters off Shinan County on Korea's southwestern coast,... leaving three dead so far,... and three other crewmembers,.. still missing.
The Coast Guard's search is still ongoing.
The Prime Minister on Thursday urged defense and marine ministers and the commissioner of the Coast Guard to mobilize all equipment and manpower for the operation.
At 40-past midnight on Thursday, the South Korean-registered fishing boat collided with a Tanzanian cargo ship in waters off Shinan County on Korea's southwestern coast,... leaving three dead so far,... and three other crewmembers,.. still missing.
The Coast Guard's search is still ongoing.