Fishing boat capsizes off coast of Jeju Island

(Seogwipo = Yonhap News) Reporter Ji-cheol Byeon = A Jeju-registered fishing boat was sinking in the East China Sea southwest of Seogwipo, Jeju, but all crew members were rescued.

Fishing boat capsizes off coast of Jeju Island

A fishing boat capsized off the coast of the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday, with casualties yet to be reported, according to officials. According to authorities, a distress signal was received at 6:11 p.m. from the 29-ton fishing vessel approximately 563 kilometers southwest of Moseulpo port in the southern part of Jeju Island. The ship had reported 10 people as being aboard according to its departure records, but only eight were on the ves…

All 8 aboard capsizing fishing boat rescued off coast of Jeju Island

All eight crew members have been rescued from a fishing boat that capsized off the coast of the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday evening, according to officials.

Coast Guard dispatches aircraft and patrol ships… Requests cooperation from China At 6:11 PM on the 13th, the Coast Guard received a report that the coastal fishing boat A (29 tons) from Moseulpo was sinking in the East China Sea, 563 km southwest of Seogwipo, Jeju. According to the Coast Guard