Overview
- Authorities said 11 people were on board the 98‑ton vessel, which overturned in international waters roughly 81–85 kilometers northwest of Gageo Island.
- Six crew were rescued by a nearby Chinese fishing boat, and South Korea’s Coast Guard later recovered two more who were found in cardiac arrest and taken for emergency care.
- Three crew members remain unaccounted for, and search efforts are being coordinated between the South Korean and Chinese coast guards.
- Officials are concentrating searches around the capsizing site, an area where Chinese vessels have previously been reported operating without authorization.
- A separate incident reported Monday involved a 99‑ton Chinese vessel capsizing near Eocheong Island, with two rescued and nine missing, prompting another search by South Korean patrols and aircraft.