Three dead after fishing boat capsizes off South Korea, Yonhap says
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SEOUL - Three people died and five were rescued after the fishing boat they were on capsized in waters off South Korea’s west coast, the Yonhap news agency reported on Sept 16, citing the coast guard.
The fatalities included two South Koreans and one Indonesian, who died after being taken to hospital.
President Yoon Suk-yeol was briefed about the incident on the morning of Sept 16 and ordered the oceans and fisheries minister and the head of the coast guard to deploy all available personnel and equipment to conduct a rescue, his office said.
The 35-tonne fishing boat had capsized near Gunsan city in North Jeolla province at around 7.36am, Yonhap reported earlier, prompting a helicopter and a patrol vessel to be launched. REUTERS
