60s Captain Disappears at Midnight... Sacheon Coast Guard Searching for Missing Person at Saryangdo Sea

Sacheon Maritime Police are searching for a missing captain in his 60s off the east coast of Saryangdo, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam. [Image source=Sacheon Maritime Police Station, Gyeongnam]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] On the night of the 8th, a captain in his 60s went missing in the waters east of Saryangdo, Tongyeong-si, Gyeongnam, and the Coast Guard is conducting a search.

According to Sacheon Coast Guard on the 9th, at around 10:40 PM that night, the captain of vessel A called the captain of the 2.93-ton coastal gillnet fishing vessel B.

When the captain of vessel B did not answer the phone, the captain of vessel A checked vessel B and found only a phone and catch inside the ship, with no person visible, and reported it to Sacheon Coast Guard at around 10:49 PM.

Upon receiving the missing person report, Sacheon Coast Guard arrived at the scene at around 11:15 PM and inspected the hull with a patrol ship but confirmed that the captain was not visible.

The Coast Guard deployed eight patrol vessels, one aircraft, four vessels from related agencies, and thirteen civilian vessels to search for the missing person in the nearby waters.

Underwater search operations have been underway since 12:13 AM on the 9th, but the captain has not yet been found.