An additional body was found yesterday (10th) afternoon among the missing people of the Venus ship that sank off Jeju Island.
It was identified as a Korean man in his 60s, and the body was transferred to Jeju Port.
The Coast Guard has been searching for four days to find additional missing people.
There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kim Ki-soo!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's at the Seafarers' Welfare Center in Hallim Port, Jeju.
[Anchor]
An additional missing person was confirmed yesterday afternoon (10th).
Is there any news of further discovery?
[Reporter]
Yes, around 4 p.m. yesterday, one more person was found missing from the Venus.
It was confirmed around the hull, the place where the first missing person was found on the 9th.
However, so far, no additional missing persons have been found.
As the discovery was delayed, the missing family moved to Aewol Port a little while ago to tour the search site.
Using the Navy Cheonghaejin's remote-controlled underwater robot, R.O.V., we found a missing person around the sunken hull.
However, there were many waste nets around, so it was difficult to salvage them.
At around 0:20 a.m. today, the recovered body was transferred to Jeju Port.
The man found by identification was identified as a Korean sailor in his 60s who was aboard the Venus.
[Anchor]
Today's weather is better than yesterday,
What is the progress of the
search?
[Reporter]
Yes, it rained all day yesterday, but now the wind is weak and the weather is clear.
The Coast Guard sees it as the right time to search for the remaining missing.
Forty-seven ships, including the Coast Guard and the Navy, and eight aircraft were deployed for the search at sea.
The sea search range has also been expanded from yesterday to reflect the results of the seawater flow prediction system.
In particular, the area search has been intensified as both the first and second missing spot are around the hull.
On land, the coast guard and the marines jointly searched the coast,
A remote controlled underwater robot
will be added four times.
In addition, 11 deep-sea divers from private rescue companies will be deployed, and it has been confirmed that four are currently on site and seven are on the move.
They have a decompression chamber and a diving bell that can be used up to 100 meters deep.
However, due to overlapping movements with the Navy's remote-controlled underwater robot, we will wait in the sea until the end of the R.O.V. search.
It is known that the Venus, the main line of the fishing fleet, caught the workload three to five times at the time of the accident.
The Coast Guard is investigating whether the catch affected the Venus as it tilted to the right of the hull, where the net was tied.
So far, I'm Kim Ki-soo of YTN at Hallym Port in Jeju.
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