Seoul, Nov. 10 (UNI) Two sailors were rescued, and nine others went missing Monday after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off Eocheong Island near Gusan, about 180 km southwest of South Korea’s capital, Seoul, according to the Yonhap news agency.
The 99-tonne vessel was overturned in the waters, some 150 km southwest of the island at around 8:53 a.m. local time (2353 GMT Sunday).
Of the 11 crew members aboard the ill-fated ship, two were rescued by a cargo ship sailing in nearby waters, but the remaining nine were still unaccounted for.
The South Korean coast guard dispatched four patrol ships and a helicopter to the scene for search and rescue operations.
