Search efforts continue overnight, but no trace of 2 missing crew members: Coast Guard

Search Efforts Continue Overnight, But No Trace Of 2 Missing Crew Members: Coast Guard

Authorities conduct search and rescue efforts after two fishing boats carrying a combined 15 crew members ran aground in waters off Jeju Island, provided by the Jeju Coast Guard Station, Feb.1. Yonhap

Authorities conduct search and rescue efforts after two fishing boats carrying a mixed 15 crew members ran aground in waters off Jeju Island, supplied by the Jeju Coast Guard Station, Feb.1. Yonhap

The Korean Coast Guard has but to find two lacking crew members regardless of its continued search and rescue operations, officers mentioned Sunday, someday after two fishing boats ran aground in waters off the southern island of Jeju.

The Jeju Coast Guard Station has mobilized seven vessels and a few dozen personnel to conduct the search and rescue efforts since 6 p.m. Saturday.

The Coast Guard obtained experiences at 9:24 a.m. Saturday {that a} 32-ton fishing boat carrying seven folks and a 29-ton vessel with eight crew members had been stranded on a rock in waters off Jeju Island.

The incident left two folks useless, with two others, each Indonesians, lacking.

Authorities mentioned they confronted challenges within the search efforts as a consequence of excessive waves of round 3 meters and powerful wind within the space.

The Coast Guard mentioned it deliberate to deploy 14 vessels, seven plane and 552 personnel on Sunday to proceed the search efforts. (Yonhap)

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