A fishing boat capsized on Tuesday in waters off the South Korean
southern city of Geoje, leaving four dead and three missing, Yonhap
news agency reported.
The 59-ton fishing boat, with 11 crew members on board, capsized after
hitting a rope between a tug boat and a barge at around 4:32 p.m.
local time in waters southeast of the Geoje city, South Gyeongsang
province, South Korea's coast guard said.
The coast guard have saved three sailors out of the sea at the
incident area at around 7:00 PM local time. Then they rescued five
sailors from the boat, four of whom were found dead.
The coast guard have sent a patrol boat and a helicopter for the
search operation. Civil rescue team and navy forces have also joined
in to search the remaining three missing crew members.
The fishing boat was sailing from Busan port to Geoje island when the
accident happened, according to the coast guard.
Reckless sailing was estimated to have caused the incident, but the
exact cause was under investigation.
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