Yoon Orders "Thorough Search and Rescue" for Lives in Jeju Biyangdo Ship Sinking Incident

President Yoon Suk-yeol instructed on the 8th that "the Korea Coast Guard, centered on the Ministry of National Defense and the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, along with related agencies, must mobilize all available resources and personnel at the site to thoroughly conduct search and rescue operations for human lives, and also pay attention to the safety of rescue workers" regarding the ship sinking accident near Biyangdo Island, Jeju.

President Yoon gave these instructions after receiving a report on the ship sinking accident near Biyangdo Island, Jeju, on the morning of the same day, according to presidential spokesperson Jeong Hye-jeon.

Earlier, at around 4:33 a.m., the Coast Guard received a report that the 129-ton purse seiner Geumseongho, registered in Busan, was sinking about 24 km northwest of Biyangdo Island, Jeju.

According to the Coast Guard, the number of crew members on board Geumseongho, according to the port entry and exit management system, is 27 (16 Koreans and 11 foreigners). Currently, 14 people have been rescued by nearby vessels, and the remaining 13 are missing.

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