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Search Continues for Nine After Chinese Fishing Boat Capsizes off Eocheong

Joint coast guard teams will shift the search zone due to currents.

Overview

  • The 99-ton vessel overturned at 8:53 a.m. Monday about 150 kilometers southwest of Eocheong Island, with two of 11 crew rescued by a passing cargo ship and nine still unaccounted for.
  • Overnight operations by the Gunsan Coast Guard, working with Chinese maritime authorities, found no trace of the missing as of 6 a.m. Tuesday.
  • Officials cited relatively low waves of about 1.5 meters but said the vast search area has hampered progress, prompting a planned adjustment of the search zone.
  • A separate 98-ton Chinese fishing boat capsized Sunday roughly 80–85 kilometers northwest of Gageo Island, leaving three crew missing.
  • Six from the Gageo-area boat were rescued by a nearby Chinese vessel, and two recovered by the South Korean Coast Guard were found in cardiac arrest and transported for emergency care.