Sinking Jeju fishing boat...Two dead, 12 missing.

Reports of the sinking of a fishing boat near Jeju at around 4:30 a.m.
129-ton Busan Ship Geumseong Sinking...27 people on board
Rescue 15 people from the surrounding vessel...2 people die in Korea.

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A search operation is taking place after a fishing boat sank in the sea near Jeju Island.

Fifteen of the 27 crew members were rescued, two of whom died.

The remaining 12 people are missing and the Coast Guard is searching. Reporter Ko Jaehyung!

Please tell me the details.

[Reporter]
Yes, it was around 4:30 a.m. today (8th) that a fishing boat was reported to be sinking in the sea about 24 kilometers northwest of Biyangdo Island, Jeju.The ship in the

accident was a 129-ton Busan-registered Venus ship, with a total of 27 people on board.

Another fishing boat passing by rescued 15 people.

Among them, two Koreans were taken to the hospital unconscious, but eventually died.

The other 12 are still missing.

Of the 27 crew members on board, 16 were Koreans, and the remaining 11 were identified as Indonesians.The

accident fishing boat reportedly sank after transferring the catch to the main line of the fleet ship.

At the time, there were two people in the cabin and the other 25 were on deck to move the catch, but they were reportedly not wearing life vests.The fishing boat in the

accident left Seogwipo Port at around 11:50 a.m. yesterday.

The Korea Coast Guard launched the Central Rescue Headquarters to search and rescue the scene.

The head of the Jeju Provincial Coast Guard is also in charge of the search operation on the spot in a mobile boat.

The Jeju Coast Guard has deployed 18 ships and five aircraft to search for missing people.The Navy of

also deployed four ships and two aircraft to the scene, and police, fire aircraft, and eight civilian fishing boats are also participating in the search.

President Yoon Suk Yeol issued an emergency order from the Korea Coast Guard to make every effort to search and rescue lives by mobilizing all available resources and to pay attention to the safety of rescuers.

So far, I'm Ko Jae-hyung of YTN at the Jeju Regional Maritime Police Agency.