An additional body was found yesterday (10th) afternoon among the missing people of the Venus ship that sank off Jeju Island.
It has been identified as a Korean man in his 60s who was aboard the Venus.
The Coast Guard has been searching for four days.
There is a reporter on the scene. Reporter Kim Ki-soo!
[Reporter]
Yes, it's in Hyeopje-ri, Jeju.
[Anchor]
An additional missing person was confirmed yesterday afternoon (10th).
The search will continue all day today.
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.
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.
Since then, the Coast Guard has been searching all day, but has not been informed of any further discovery.
As the discovery was delayed, seven family members of the missing moved to Aewol Port and toured the search site in person.
[Anchor]
Please also explain the progress of the search.
[Reporter]
Yes, unlike yesterday when the weather condition was bad due to rain, the wind is weak and clear today.
The Coast Guard said it is making all-out efforts to find the remaining missing people, seeing it as the right time to search.
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.
As the Navy is producing search results, it plans to focus more on finding missing people using underwater robots.
In addition, 11 deep-sea divers from private rescue companies are reportedly ready to enter the scene.
They have a decompression chamber and a diving bell that can be used up to 100 meters deep.
However, we are waiting in the sea until the end of the R.O.V. search due to overlapping movements with the Navy's remote-controlled underwater robot.
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.
I'm Kim Ki-soo from YTN in Hyeopje-ri, Jeju.
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