▲ View of the Ulsan Coast Guard Station
Two foreign crew members are missing after a fishing boat sank following a collision with an LPG carrier off the coast of Daebyeon Port in Gijang-gun, Busan, today (June 25).
According to the Ulsan Coast Guard, the collision occurred at 10:10 a.m. today in waters 23 nautical miles (42.6 km) southeast of Daebyeon Port, involving a 992-ton LPG carrier (with 12 crew members on board) and a 79-ton trawler (with 8 crew members on board).
The trawler sank as a result of the accident, leaving its crew—two South Koreans and six Indonesians—in the water. The LPG carrier managed to rescue six of them.
One of the rescued crew members is in critical condition and is being transported to land.
The Ulsan Coast Guard is currently conducting a search operation around the accident site, mobilizing patrol vessels, Navy ships, helicopters, nearby fishing boats, and government vessels to locate the two missing individuals.
The missing crew members have been identified as Indonesian nationals in their 30s.
(Photo: Provided by Ulsan Coast Guard, Yonhap News)
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