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Bodies of 2 More Missing Crew Members Found in Capsized Boat

Written: 2023-02-06 13:26:33Updated: 2023-02-07 09:28:50

Bodies of 2 More Missing Crew Members Found in Capsized Boat

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The bodies of two more crew members who went missing after a local fishing boat, the Cheongbo, capsized in southwestern waters on Saturday have been found.

According to the Mokpo branch of the Korea Coast Guard, the bodies were found at around 11:53 a.m. and 12:03 p.m. on Monday in the boat's living quarters.

This is in addition to one found at around 3:20 a.m. who was identified as the 64-year-old chief engineer of the vessel.

The 24-ton fishing boat carrying 12 crew members, including three foreign nationals, overturned in waters 16-point-six kilometers west of Daebichi Island off the southwestern county of Sinan, South Jeolla Province, at around 11 p.m. on Saturday.

Three of the crew, reported to be two South Koreans and an Indonesian, were rescued by a nearby boat and taken to the hospital for treatment.

The boat is being readied for salvaging.

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