Fishing boat sinks in Seogwipo, Jeju, 2 missing... Jeju Fire Department conducting search

Two people went missing after a fishing boat sank off the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju, and the Jeju Fire Department is making every effort to search for the missing persons.

On the 31st, the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province Fire Safety Headquarters (Chief Kim Suhwan) deployed a search team consisting of 11 firefighting equipment units, including 119 rescue dogs and firefighting drones, as well as more than 130 firefighters and volunteer firefighters, to the site, conducting intensive searches along key coastal areas and at sea.

A fishing boat sank off the coast of Seogwipo, Jeju, resulting in two missing persons. Jeju Fire Department is conducting a search.
[Photo by Jeju Fire Department]

From the 28th to the 30th, over three days, 26 firefighting equipment units, including firefighting helicopters, and 328 firefighters and volunteer firefighters were deployed to fully concentrate on searching for the missing persons.

Going forward, during the search period, a systematic and extensive search operation will continue based on a three-dimensional search strategy that combines aerial and maritime searches using firefighting helicopters and drones with land searches using 119 rescue dogs and firefighting personnel.

Chief Kim Suhwan stated, “We will collaborate with related agencies and mobilize all available firefighting resources to ensure a thorough search for the missing persons.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Jeongpil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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