Fishing Boat Sinks Near Galdo, Tongyeong... 70-Year-Old Captain Missing

The Coast Guard and Navy are searching for crew members who went missing following the sinking of a fishing vessel overnight.

According to the Tongyeong Maritime Police Station on the 20th, a 3-ton fishing vessel carrying two crew members sank in the northern waters near Galdo, Yokji-myeon, Tongyeong City, early this morning.

The vessel was reportedly struck by a bow wave while heading to Samcheonpo Port after completing fishing operations, which caused the accident.

As a result of the accident, the captain in his 70s, Mr. A, and Mr. B in his 60s fell into the sea. Mr. B was rescued by a nearby passing fishing boat, but Mr. A remains missing.

The Coast Guard is searching for the captain who went missing following the sinking of a fishing boat near Galdo.
[Photo by Tongyeong Coast Guard]

Upon receiving a distress signal from the location-based vessel danger alert system V-PASS at around 3:35 a.m., the Tongyeong Coast Guard immediately dispatched coastal rescue boats and other vessels to the scene and requested rescue cooperation from nearby fishing boats.

After arriving at the scene, the Coast Guard transferred Mr. A to Mijo Port in Namhae and handed him over to the 119 emergency medical team.

Mr. A, who was transported to the hospital, reportedly complained of cold but showed no other health issues.

The Coast Guard, together with the Navy, is continuing the search for the missing captain Mr. B and the sunken vessel.

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