A fishing boat capsized in the West Sea off Chungnam, and the Coast Guard is conducting rescue and search operations.
According to the Chungnam Fire Headquarters and the Coast Guard on the 30th, a report was received at around 6:35 PM that a fishing boat had capsized near Gopado-ri, Palbong-myeon, Seosan-si. It is reported that there were 7 people on board the fishing boat.
The Coast Guard, dispatched to the scene, has currently rescued 2 crew members, but 5 are reported missing.
The Coast Guard and fire authorities are searching the surrounding waters of the accident site.
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