Clash with a fishing boat reef with 22 people on board...Three dead, two minor injuries.

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Three people were killed in a fishing boat accident with 22 people off the coast of Sinan, Jeollanam-do.

It is believed that an accident occurred when a ship on its way to a fishing spot collided with a reef.

Reporter Kim Bum-hwan reports.

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The rescue operation of the manuscript unfolds on the sinking fishing boat as the water is full.

A fishing fellow wearing two life rings tries to come up, but he slips away soon.

"Batch, ship, ship in front! What should I do with him now?."

The 9.7-ton fishing boat accident with 22 people off the coast of Gageodo Island, Sinan, at around 10:25 a.m.,
Three fishing club members from Incheon and Ansan, Gyeonggi-do, were killed in the
accident.

In addition, two people showed symptoms of hypothermia and were taken to a hospital, but they are not known to be life-threatening.

[Mokpo Maritime Police Station official: A total of 22 people on board, 3 people died, 2 people complained of hypothermia, and transported them by helicopter, 17 people to rescue them without any problems.]

The fishing boat of two crew members reportedly left Seomang Port in Jindo Island with 20 of their fellow members and went to a place where fish were caught well, and collided with a reef.

[Mokpo Maritime Police Station official: Since it hit the reef, wouldn't it have damaged the boat? So now, as the water comes in, I think in a little while, the ship will overturn, because there are waves....]

In the area of the accident, strong winds of more than 10 meters per second and waves were rising high.

Mokpo Maritime Police Station is investigating the exact circumstances of the accident against the captain.

I'm Kim Bum Hwan of YTN.