A sailor is being transferred to a hospital after his fishing boat capsized off the western coastal county of Taean, South Chungcheong Province, Thursday. Courtesy of Taean Coast Guard
Two of the three individuals who went lacking after a fishing boat capsized off the western coastal county of Taean on Thursday evening have been discovered useless early Friday morning, the maritime police stated.
One sailor in his 50s was discovered on Baeklipo Seaside, South Chungcheong, at 2:07 a.m. however was pronounced useless at a close-by hospital, in keeping with the Taean Coast Guard.
One other ill-fated sailor in his 40s was discovered close to the vessel at 8:02 a.m., it stated.
He grew to become the third of seven crew members to die after the 9.99-ton vessel capsized at round 6:20 p.m. Thursday in waters about 2.5 km northwest of Taean’s Cheonripo port.
Quickly after the accident, three sailors have been rescued and one was discovered useless on a close-by seaside, leaving the three lacking.
The Taean Coast Guard stated it’s now intensifying its seek for the one lacking particular person — the ship’s captain in his 40s — by deploying 12 patrol ships, three coastal rescue boats and 4 plane.
