According to a report by Yonhap News Agency on February 5 local time, a fishing boat capsized in the waters near Xin'an County, South Jeolla Province, and 9 people were missing.
The Coast Guard is currently searching for the missing fisherman.
On the 5th, South Korean President Yoon Seok-yue instructed relevant departments on the accident to expand the scope of the on-site search and do their best to rescue.
Kim Eun-hye, Chief Publicity Secretary of the South Korean Presidential Office, introduced on the 5th that after receiving the report on the search and rescue situation, Yin Xiyue instructed that the Marine Police Agency should be the center, and the Ministry of Administration and Security, the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and other relevant departments should cooperate in the rescue. and provide full support to family members.
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-seop said on the same day that in order to search and rescue the missing, additional naval special forces will be deployed.
At around 23:19 on February 4, local time, a 24-ton fishing boat carrying 12 people capsized in the waters 16.6 kilometers west of Xin'an County, Jeollanam-do. Three crew members on board were rescued by nearby ships, and the remaining nine people were missing.
Cho Seung-hwan, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries of South Korea, said on the 5th that it is presumed that most of the missing people on the capsized fishing boat have left the hull.
(Headquarters reporter Zhang Yun Xu Bochao)
(Source: CCTV News Client)