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| ▲ This undated file photo shows a Coast Guard vessel conducting a nighttime search operation. (Yonhap) |
vessel-capsizing
Fishing boat capsizes off southwestern coast; 2 rescued, 5 missing
SEOSAN, South Korea, Dec. 30 (Yonhap) -- A fishing vessel capsized off the southwestern coast Monday, leaving two rescued and five others missing, the Coast Guard said.
The vessel, carrying seven people, capsized at 6:35 p.m. in waters west of Seosan, about 100 kilometers southwest of Seoul, according to the Coast Guard and fire authorities.
Coast Guard officials rescued two passengers and are currently searching five others.
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