Man in His 70s Falls Overboard Near Gadeokdo, Busan ... Changwon Coast Guard Conducts Intensive Search

Changwon Coast Guard is searching for the missing person. Photo by Changwon Coast Guard Station

At approximately 3:22 p.m. on September 18, a man in his seventies fell overboard from a 300-ton fish transport vessel registered in Yeosu, about 6 nautical miles south of Dongdumal, Gadeokdo, Busan.

Upon receiving the report, the Changwon Coast Guard dispatched three patrol vessels, two inshore rescue boats, a rescue team, an aircraft, and three vessels from related agencies to search for the missing person.

According to the Changwon Coast Guard, a report was received stating that crew member A appeared to have fallen into the sea while the vessel was en route from Dadaepo Port in Busan to Geomundo Port in Yeosu.

Currently, a high seas warning is in effect for the southern and southeastern offshore areas where the accident occurred.

Under cloudy skies, a northeasterly wind of 8 to 10 meters per second is blowing, wave heights are between 2 and 2.5 meters, maximum visibility is 3 miles, and the water temperature is approximately 27 degrees Celsius.