Collision Between Fishing Boats Occurs Off Jindo Coast... 4 Crew Members Rescued (Update)

At 1:12 PM on the 8th, a collision between fishing vessels occurred 3.5 km northeast off Jangdo, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do. The photo shows the fishing vessel overturned due to the accident. There were five people on board; one was rescued and four are missing. Photo by Yonhap News.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seoyoung Kwon] At around 1:12 PM on the 8th, a collision occurred between fishing vessels 3.5 km northeast off Jangdo, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do.

The accident happened around 1 PM that day in the waters 2 nautical miles east of Gasado, when a nearshore set net fishing vessel and a coastal modified set net fishing vessel collided while navigating. It was reported that a total of five people were on board the capsized coastal modified set net fishing vessel.

As a result of this accident, vessel A (9.77 tons, 5 crew members) capsized. Currently, the Coast Guard is using patrol ships and helicopters to rescue one of the five crew members, and rescue operations for the remaining four are ongoing.

Moon Seong-hyeok, Minister of Oceans and Fisheries, instructed in the afternoon to "mobilize all available resources and do your best in searching for and rescuing lives."

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