One More Person Found Inside 'Cheongboho'... Number of Missing Reduced to 5

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Jin-hyung] One more missing person was found inside the hull of the capsized vessel 'Cheongboho.'

With this, out of the 9 missing persons, 4 have died, and 5 remain missing.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station on the 6th, around 4:17 PM that day, one missing person was recovered in a state of cardiac arrest inside the hull.

The exact identity has not yet been confirmed.

Earlier that day, during underwater search operations at dawn, a chief engineer in his 60s was found dead in the crew's quarters.

Then, around 11:54 AM and 12:03 PM, two Korean crew members in their 50s were recovered in a state of cardiac arrest in the stern crew quarters.

The rescued crew members stated that water suddenly flooded the engine room causing the vessel to tilt, and that there were 3 people in the engine room and 6 in the stern at the time.

Cheongboho capsized due to flooding around 11:19 PM on the 4th in the waters 16.6 km west of Daebichi-do, Jaewon-ri, Imja-myeon, Sinan-gun, resulting in casualties.

The Coast Guard is making every effort to search underwater using divers and patrol boats to find the remaining missing persons.

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