A series of ship accidents due to the strong waves...an overnight search for missing persons

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Overnight ship accidents followed as the sea weather became rough, with wind warnings issued in the West Sea and the South Sea.

The Coast Guard conducted an overnight search to find the missing people.

I'm reporter Hong Min Gi.

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In the middle of the dark sea, a ship is upside down.

Coast Guard ships shoot lights over the sea and look for missing people.

At around 7:20 p.m. last evening (1st), a four-ton fishing boat with four people on board flipped over in the northeastern sea of Gujimun-do, Samsan-myeon, Yeosu-si, Jeollanam-do.

Three sailors were rescued immediately by the coast guard who was dispatched, but Captain A was not found.

The Coast Guard, which searched the inside of the ship, continued the search overnight with the help of naval flare and civilian fishing boats when A was not found.The rescued crew called for help from the raised waves by Mr. A on the communicator

He is said to have stated that the ship suddenly flipped over.

At around 6 p.m. yesterday, a 9,000-ton cargo ship and a 4-ton fishing boat collided off the coast of Jamdo Island, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongsangnam-do.

The fishing boat began to sink shortly after the impact, and a total of 12 people, including the captain and crew on board, were rescued by fishing boats and coast guards passing by.

At around 4 p.m., a 0.9-ton fishing boat was flooded in the sea near Hoenggando Island, which belongs to Chuja-myeon, Jeju-si.

The fishing boat was not equipped with a location transmitter, but the Coast Guard rescued both people on the boat by sending location and rescue requests through the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries' smartphone app.

At around 5:10 p.m. yesterday, two fishermen were swept away by the waves near the so-called Seonnyeo-tang on the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island.One person who was not wearing a life jacket was missing in the accident of

and the Coast Guard launched a search, but it was difficult due to the high waves.

Overnight, the Korea Meteorological Administration issued a wind and wave warning in southern and eastern Jeju, and the far west of the South Sea.

I'm YTN's Hong Min Gi.

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