<Anchor> Last
night (3rd) night, a fishing boat was caught in the fire and sank off the coast of Gunsan, Jeollabuk-do. All 27 crew members on board were rescued with the help of other fishing boats and the Coast Guard.
Reporter Choi Seon-gil of Incidents and Accidents.
<Reporter> A
fishing boat is engulfed in red flames on the dark night sea.
Coast Guard crews approach by boat and spray water, but the flames are not easily extinguished.
At about 9 o'clock last night, a report was received that a 129-ton fishing boat caught fire at a sea 54 km southwest of Eocheong-do, Gunsan-si, Jeollabuk-do.
All 27 crew members on board were rescued safely by the Coast Guard and a nearby fishing boat, but the ship sank around noon today, 15 hours after the accident.
[Gunsan Maritime Police Station official: In order to prevent marine pollution, two excavators were put in, installed an oil fence, .] The
Coast Guard is investigating the circumstances of the fire based on the statements of the crew that the fire broke out while working on the ship using the oxygen cutter.
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At around 6:50 am today, a fishing boat in the sea near Boryeong-si, Chungcheongnam-do was caught on the sandy bottom and 17 people were rescued. There have been a series of maritime accidents, including drowning and dying.
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About half of the building is on fire and black smoke rises into the sky.
A fire broke out at a machine manufacturing plant in Gunpo-si, Gyeonggi-do around 4 pm today.
The fire was extinguished in about 30 minutes, and one employee who was working was evacuated immediately after the fire, and there were no injuries.
The fire department is investigating the exact cause of the fire and the extent of damage.
(Video editing: Lee Hong-myeong, screen provided: Gunsan Coast Guard, Boryeong Coast Guard, Tongyeong Coast Guard)