Wando Maritime Police Station (Chief Lee Young-ho) announced that at 10:57 a.m. on the 16th, the missing crew member B (female, in her 70s) of fishing vessel A, which capsized on the 15th near Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do, was found deceased.


The Coast Guard is searching the waters near Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do. <br>[Photo by Wando Coast Guard Station]

The Coast Guard is searching the waters near Songji-myeon, Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do.
[Photo by Wando Coast Guard Station]

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Despite severe weather conditions at the time, Wando Maritime Police deployed a total of 133 personnel (including related agencies and civilians), 9 patrol vessels, and 2 helicopters to search for the missing crew member B, using drones and sonar detectors.


The missing person was found at an aquaculture farm about 1.4 km from the accident site. Identification was confirmed through fingerprint analysis and family verification. The exact cause of the accident is currently under investigation.


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