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The helicopter crash occurred while sending rescuers to search for the ship and crew in distress in the waters near Taiwan.
A search operation for this accident is also underway in Taiwan, and two bodies were found yesterday (8th) morning.
We are checking to see if any of the six missing Koreans have the same identity.
Next is reporter Park Jae-hyun.
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'Kyoto No. 1' disappeared after sending a distress report in Taiwan waters around 9:50 am the day before.
It was a ship with six Korean sailors on board, and two bodies were found near the accident area yesterday morning.
The government is working to confirm the identity of the missing sailor by requesting the police to conduct a background check with the obtained fingerprints and photos.
A security vessel dispatched by the Korea Coast Guard to search for the missing arrives at the accident area this morning.
An additional submarine support ship with divers on board will also be sent to conduct a joint search with the Taiwanese authorities.
[Park Je-soo/Jeju Coast Guard Security Safety Division Manager: For an underwater search, 31 people, including 15 special rescue teams, boarded the Central Marine Special Forces submersible support ship and departed for Taiwan.]
Currently, the government provides the approximate location where the Kyoto-1 sank. known to have been identified.
Therefore, for the time being, we plan to focus on the search for the missing persons together with the Taiwanese authorities.
At the time of the accident, a northeast wind of 11 m/s blew in the sea area, and the wave height was 4 m, so the weather conditions were not bad, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
He explained that the cause of the accident requires a professional investigation as the 300-ton tugboat Kyoto No. 1 is pushing the barge Kyoto No. 2 10 times heavier from behind.
The government plans to set up an accident response team in Taiwan to search for missing persons and investigate the cause of the accident.