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Family Tourist Motorboat Overturns Off Yeosu Coast, Leaving Two Dead

Yang Hyun-yi

Published : Aug 13, 2026 5:25 PM

"The rope came loose!" "Hold each other's hands!"… What happened during the rescue?

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On the morning of the 8th, a tourist motorboat carrying a family of four tourists and the captain suddenly capsized while operating in the waters off Odongdo, Yeosu, Jeollanam-do.

Although all passengers were wearing life jackets, the captain in his 60s and a tourist in his 20s who had been missing ultimately died, while the remaining three sustained injuries.

Authorities noted that no weather warnings were in effect at the time of the accident, and navigation was not prohibited. Why did the motorboat, which had long operated in the same waters, end up capsizing?

(Reported by Yoon Kyung-ah, Produced by Yang Hyun-yi, Video Editing by Jang Yu-jin, Design by Lee Su-min, Production: Morning Wide Part 3)