This image provided by Jeju Island’s coast guard shows the location of a boat sinking incident that took place on May 13, 2025. (Yonhap)
JEJU, South Korea, May 13 (Korea Bizwire) — All eight crew members were rescued from a fishing boat that was capsizing off the coast of the southern island of Jeju on Tuesday, according to officials.
According to authorities, a distress signal was received at 6:11 p.m. from the 29-ton fishing vessel approximately 563 kilometers southwest of Moseulpo port in the southern part of Jeju Island.
The eight people aboard the vessel — one South Korean captain and seven Indonesian crew members — were rescued from the sinking ship, the authorities said.
(Yonhap)
