Jeju 32 Myeong Minho Missing Indonesian Sailor's Body Found

The body of Indonesian crew member Mr. A, who went missing from the 32 Minho that sank off Jeju Port last year, was found on the morning of the 13th and is being recovered by the coast guard.
Photo by Jeju Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] The body of A, an Indonesian national and missing crew member of the 32m vessel who sank off the coast of Jeju at the end of last year, has been found.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard on the 13th, at around 11:48 a.m., a report was received of a dead body at the tetrapod breakwater in Samyang 1-dong, Jeju City. The Jeju Coast Guard rescue team and criminal investigation unit responded, recovered the body, and identified it as A, an Indonesian crew member of the 32m vessel who capsized and went missing off Jeju last month.

The Coast Guard notified the Indonesian Embassy of the discovery and plans to hand over the body to A’s family in Indonesia. However, if the family cannot come to Korea, the body will be handed over to a proxy with a power of attorney obtained through the Indonesian Embassy or related channels.

The 32m vessel registered in Hallim, Jeju (32 tons), capsized at around 7:44 p.m. on the 29th of last month, 2.6 km northwest of Jeju Port, and sank after colliding with the western breakwater of Jeju Port the next morning on the 30th.

At that time, there were four Korean crew members and three Indonesian crew members on board.

With the discovery of the body of the missing Indonesian crew member A today, among the seven missing crew members of the capsized 32m vessel, the bodies of four Korean crew members and two Indonesian crew members have been found and identified, leaving only one Indonesian crew member still missing.

The Jeju Coast Guard stated that they will continue search operations alongside patrols to find the body of the remaining missing Indonesian crew member.

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