Search for six missing people from tugboat capsize off Busan continues for fourth day

The search for six crew members who went missing in the capsize accident of the tugboat TNS Catcher off the coast of Busan has been ongoing for four days, but no missing persons have been found.

According to the Busan Maritime Police Station on the 5th, the Coast Guard failed to find any missing persons or belongings during a nighttime search in the area of ​​the accident from the afternoon of the previous day.

The Coast Guard deployed six ships for this night search.

Due to bad weather, only large ships weighing 1,000 tons or more were mobilized.

A wind advisory has been issued for the waters off Busan, and search operations are having difficulty due to high waves and strong winds.

They are unable to even conduct an underwater search for the hull of the TNS Catcher, which sank to the bottom of the sea.

The Coast Guard plans to switch to daytime search operations as of 9 a.m. on this day.

Equipment, including ships, is reinforced for daytime searches.

The Busan-flagged tugboat TNS Catcher capsized during towing operations about 9km east of Oryukdo Island on the afternoon of the 2nd.

Of the eight crew members on board, one was rescued, but another was found unconscious and died, and the remaining six are missing.