Today (11th) around 3:50 am, a report was reported that a 6,293t-class special purpose ship had been on fire at 57km south of Tongyeong, Gyeongsangnam-do, and the marine police are working on firefighting.
There were 60 people on board, including Koreans and foreigners, but there were no casualties.
The Coast Guard announced that all crew members were transferred to a 92t class nearby tugboat at 4:27 in the morning after 40 minutes of reporting.
The occupants of the accident vessel were 49 Koreans, 10 Vietnamese and 1 Italian.