Leisure boat with 3 aboard goes missing in South Korea's East Sea

December 02, 2024 - 09:26
The Coast Guard mobilised 13 patrol ships and two helicopters to search for the boat.

 

This photo provided by the Uljin Coast Guard on Monday, shows a search and rescue operation for a missing leisure boat in the East Sea. YONHAP/VNA Photo

SEOUL — A search and rescue operation is under way in the sea off South Korean's southeastern county of Uljin on Monday after a leisure boat with three people on board went missing the previous day, local police said.

The Uljin Coast Guard said families of the sailors reported around 8 pm Sunday that contact with the 0.6-ton boat had been lost. The boat reportedly departed from Uljin's Jiksan Port, about 230km from Seoul, at 1 pm on the same day to go fishing.

The Coast Guard mobilised 13 patrol ships and two helicopters to search for the boat. YONHAP

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