The fishing boat capsized just before midnight on Saturday, with three crew members picked up by rescuers, according to the coast guard
Published : 05 Feb 2023, 02:28 PM
Nine people weremissingon Sundayafterafishingboatcapsized off thesouthwest coast ofSouthKorea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts.
Thefishingboatoverturned just before midnight on Saturday, with threecrewmembers picked up by rescuers, the coast guard said.
Video released by the coast guard showed a rescueboatapproaching the overturnedfishingvessel, with the threecrewmembers in the water near the red hull.
Coast guard ships were scouring the area for nine others, and President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered other naval and civil resources to help, his office said in a statement.
In late January, at least eight people were reported deadaftera cargo ship sank betweenSouthKoreaand Japan, Chinese officials said.