A Korean captain and two Indonesian crew members are missing... Coast Guard search effort

A fishing boat carrying 11 people capsized off Chagwi Island, Jeju Island, and 9 people were rescued and 2 people, including the captain, went missing.

According to the Jeju Coast Guard, at 3:04 a.m. on the 5th, a report was received that the 29-ton longline fishing boat A, registered in Sacheon, Gyeongnam, capsized in the sea about 65 km northwest of Chagwi Island, Hangyeong-myeon, Jeju-si.

Fishing boats near the accident area rescued nine foreign crew members, including eight Indonesians and one Vietnamese.

The rescued crew members were complaining of hypothermia, but it was confirmed that there were no major health problems.

One Korean captain and one Indonesian crew member are currently missing.

Ship A reported 8 people on board when reporting departure, but it was found that there were actually 11 people on board.

The Coast Guard purchased a helicopter and a patrol vessel and dispatched them to the sea area to conduct a rescue and search.

The Coast Guard helicopter arrived at the accident site at 4:28 a.m., and an air rescue team descended to check on the missing people, but there was no response signal.

Then, at around 5 a.m., a national fishery guidance vessel arrived at the scene and is searching the nearby sea.

The Coast Guard is deploying 9 patrol ships, 2 helicopters, and 1 aircraft, while mobilizing one naval ship, one related agency vessel, and three private fishing boats to search for missing people.

In the area of ​​the accident, the northwest wind was blowing at 12 to 14 meters per second and the wave height was 2 meters.