Indonesian Crew Member in His 20s Dies After Falling Overboard Near Maemuldo, Tongyeong

Tongyeong Coast Guard is urgently transporting the person in need of rescue. Photo by Tongyeong Coast Guard Station

At around 3:23 p.m. on September 30, a crew member in his 20s, identified as A, fell overboard from a 6.16-ton coastal composite fishing vessel registered in Tongyeong while operating near Maemuldo, Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang Province.

The Tongyeong Coast Guard received a report through the DSC distress signal button installed on the vessel's radio and urgently dispatched to the scene.

A was rescued by a fellow crew member, but when the Coast Guard arrived, he was unconscious and not breathing.

He was urgently transported to Daepo Port in Geoje and then transferred to a hospital by the 119 emergency medical team waiting at the port, but ultimately passed away.

A, an Indonesian national, had departed from Donam Port at around 5 a.m. that day and was working with an octopus pot near Maemuldo at the time of the accident.

The Coast Guard is investigating the exact circumstances of the accident by questioning the captain and fellow crew members.

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