Nine fishermen went missing, while three others have been rescued, as their fishing boat capsized in the waters off the southwestern coast of South Korea.
Local authorities said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby boat, while nine people were still missing, as they may be trapped inside the overturned boat. The local authorities also indicated that search operations are still underway by the rescue teams of the South Korean Coast Guard, Yonhap news agency reported.
Authorities indicated that the 24-ton vessel had overturned in waters 16.6 kilometres west of the island of Daebichi. The uninhabited island lies some 20 km from the southwestern county of Sinan.
It is not the first time that South Korea witnessed a boat sinking this year. On January 25, a cargo ship sank off Jeju Island in southern South Korea.
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