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Yesterday (19th) evening, a fishing boat sank in the sea near Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and 6 sailors were missing.
The coast guard has been searching for the night, but the heights are high, making it difficult to find the missing person.
Reporter Han So-hee, news of the incident and accident.
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fishing boat is sinking upside down.
At around 6:40 yesterday evening, a report was received that a 9.77-ton fishing vessel was sinking offshore near Gampo-eup, Gyeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do.
There were 6 crew members, including 2 Koreans, 3 Vietnamese, and 1 Korean-Chinese, but they have not been found yet.
The Coast Guard found a fishing boat that had been overturned at sea within two and a half hours while dropping flares into the area of the accident and conducting a joint night-time search using naval vessels.
However, the coast guard has not yet confirmed whether there are crew members inside the fishing boat due to bad weather conditions.
They also searched around the fishing boat overnight, but revealed that they were having difficulty in rescue of the crew due to the high wave height.
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8:40 yesterday evening, a fishing boat sank off the coast of Gijang-gun, Busan.
All four of the crew were rescued with the help of another fishing boat passing through the nearby waters.
The Coast Guard is investigating the details of the accident based on the crew's statement that the ship sank due to bad weather while sailing to Ulsan Byeonjin Port.