24일 아프리카 가봉 남부 해상에서 석유시추선 '프로스펙터 5호'가 침몰해 1명이 숨지고 4명이 실종됐다. 탑승자 115명 중 110명은 소재가 파악됐으며, 운용사는 예비 하중 시험 중 지반 붕괴로 균형을 잃은 것으로 추정했다.
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가봉 남부 해상에서 예비 하중 시험 중이던 석유시추선이 침몰하는 사고가 발생했습니다.
(서울=연합뉴스) 지난 24일(현지시간) 아프리카 가봉 남부 해상에서 석유시추선이 침몰하는 사고가 발생했습니다.
총 115명이 탑승하고 있던 시추선 '프로스펙터 5호'가 이날 오후 9시 40분께 해저 면에 다리를 고정하는 작업 도중 서서히 기울어진 뒤 물속으로 완전히 가라앉았습니다.
시추 장비 운용사 '보르 드릴링' 측은 "예비 하중 시험 중 지반이 무너지는 현상이 발생해 시추선이 균형을 잃고 침몰한 것으로 추정된다"고 밝혔습니다.
탑승자 115명 중 110명의 소재는 파악됐지만 1명이 숨지고 4명은 실종 상태인 것으로 파악됐는데요. 영상으로 보시죠.

Two British men have been indicted on charges of violating the National Security Act on suspicion of plotting a terrorist attack at Fairford Air Force Base in England. British police believe that Iran is behind this incident and are continuing their investigation.

Chinese President Xi Jinping sent a condolence note to former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who passed away, and urged Japan's current ruler to comply with the four political documents that serve as the political foundation for China-Japan relations.

The Japanese government announced that while Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is coordinating her attendance at the APEC summit in Shenzhen, China in November, whether she will hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping has not yet been decided.

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Justice Department's request for a preliminary injunction to withhold the counting of mail-in ballots from 20,000 people suspected of being non-citizens in California. The court pointed out that segregation during the voting process could lead to violations of suffrage rights and election confusion.

China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had proposed strict negotiations, protesting that the UK was strengthening immigration screening for Chinese people and arbitrarily enforcing the law, including long-term detention and confiscation of electronic devices.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tariq Rahman held a summit meeting in Tokyo and predicted investment in Bangladesh and the creation of 200,000 jobs over the next five years.