One Missing Crew Member Rescued from Yeosu Sinking Fishing Boat... Unconscious Condition

Yonhap News

One of the missing crew members from the 22nd Seogyeongho, presumed to have sunk off the coast of Yeosu, Jeonnam, has been found.

According to the Coast Guard on the 9th, a private fishing boat participating in the rescue found one crew member drifting near the presumed sinking site of the 22nd Seogyeongho, about 17 km east of Habakdo, Samsan-myeon, Yeosu, Jeonnam.

The crew member was unconscious, and their identity has not been confirmed. The location where the person was found is reported to be close to where seven others were previously rescued.

Meanwhile, the Coast Guard continues maritime and underwater search operations to rescue the remaining six missing persons.