Yeosu Coast Guard Finds Missing Captain Dead After Three Days

Fisherman Missing After Collision Between Fishing Boats Off Sodurado Coast

The Yeosu Coast Guard Station (Chief Park Je-su) announced, "One crew member of a fishing boat fell into the sea and went missing after a collision between a trap fishing boat and a fishing boat off Sodurado, Nam-myeon, Yeosu, and was found dead three days later."

According to the Yeosu Coast Guard, at around 12:03 PM on the 24th, about 185 meters off Sodurado, Nam-myeon, Yeosu City, trap fishing boat A (1.49 tons, 2 crew members) and fishing boat B (9.77 tons, 22 crew members) collided, causing the captain of boat A to fall into the sea and go missing.

[Photo provided by Yeosu City]

The Yeosu Coast Guard mobilized patrol vessels, aircraft, rescue teams, related agencies, and private rescue boats for a joint intensive search to find the missing captain. At around 9:45 AM on the 27th, a civilian rescue boat diver discovered Captain Jang (68) of boat A about 50 meters underwater from the accident site, and the Coast Guard rescue team brought him to the surface.

At the time of the accident, the captain of trap fishing boat A was operating at the bow, and fishing boat B, while navigating, failed to spot boat A, resulting in the collision and the captain of boat A falling into the sea and going missing. After three days of intensive search, he was found dead underwater.

A Yeosu Coast Guard official stated, "We plan to investigate and ascertain the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning the parties involved on both vessels."

Yeosu = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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