Jeju Coast Guard Searching for Captain Missing in Jeju Sea

Jeju Coast Guard searching for the missing captain. Photo by Jeju Coast Guard

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The Jeju Coast Guard is currently searching the nearby sea after receiving a report on the morning of the 15th that the captain of a fishing vessel was missing in the middle of the Jeju sea, dispatching patrol vessels and other resources.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard, at around 6:44 a.m. on the 15th, a report was received that Captain B of fishing vessel A, a 29-ton nearshore longline vessel registered in Tongyeong, Gyeongnam (with 10 crew members, including 6 foreigners), was missing in the sea 27 kilometers due north of Udo, Jeju City. The Coast Guard immediately dispatched rescue teams and is currently searching for the missing person with five nearby 3,000-ton patrol vessels, one 300-ton Wando Coast Guard patrol vessel, four related agency vessels including Yeongjuho, as well as a Jeju Coast Guard helicopter and a naval aircraft.

Meanwhile, the missing Captain B was last known to be wearing a white top with red and black stripes and black pants. After finishing fishing operations last night, he dropped the anchor and went to sleep around 12:30 a.m. on the 15th with fellow crew members. When the captain was not found after waking up, the crew reported to the Coast Guard.

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