China News Service, October 21. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea, on October 21, the spokesperson of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea introduced the search and rescue operations on the missing of 4 Chinese crew members on board a South Korean fishing boat that capsized recently.
According to the South Korean report, at 14:00 local time on October 20, a South Korean fishing boat capsized in the waters 168 kilometers northeast of Dokdo (called Takeshima in Japan). Nine crew members on board fell into the water and disappeared. Four of them were Chinese citizens. There are 3 Korean crew members and 2 Indonesian crew members.
The South Korean government urgently dispatched a total of 4 maritime police and navy ships, 3 helicopters, 1 fixed-wing aircraft, as well as 2 official ships and 2 private fishing boats to arrive at the sea area where the incident occurred for search and rescue.
According to the latest news, two Chinese crew members and one Korean crew member were rescued at 7 am on the 21st and were rushed to a hospital on Ulleungdo by a Korean helicopter for treatment. No other survivors have been found.
Image source: Screenshot of the website of the Chinese Embassy in South Korea.
The Chinese Embassy in South Korea attaches great importance to it, immediately activated the emergency response mechanism, established a hotline contact with the maritime police and other departments, and urged the South Korean side to make every effort to search for the missing and treat the rescued.
At present, our museum is urgently contacting the families of 4 crew members with relevant local governments to properly handle the follow-up.