Nine people were missing on Sunday after a fishing boast capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts.
The fishing boat overturned just before midnight on Saturday, with three crew members picked up by a passing ship, the coast guard said.
Coast guard ships were scouring the area for nine others, and President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered other naval and civil resources to help, his office said in a statement.
In late January, at least eight people were reported dead after a cargo ship sank between South Korea and Japan, Chinese officials said.
South Korea searches for missing crew after fishing boat capsizes
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Nine people were missing on Sunday after a fishing boast capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts.
The fishing boat overturned just before midnight on Saturday, with three crew members picked up by a passing ship, the coast guard said.
Coast guard ships were scouring the area for nine others, and President Yoon Suk-yeol ordered other naval and civil resources to help, his office said in a statement.
In late January, at least eight people were reported dead after a cargo ship sank between South Korea and Japan, Chinese officials said.
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