Two days ago, a survivor was miraculously rescued from a fishing boat that sank off the coast of Gampo in Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do. This survivor was investigated for having endured 40 hours in an air pocket created by a ship turning over.
This is reporter Minjung Kim
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Today (21st) morning, off the coast of Gyeongju, Gyeongbuk.
Rescuers carrying oxygen tanks and searching all over the overturned ship pull a man out of the space on one side of the ship.
Holding the hand of the rescuer, this man swims up the water, splitting the current with his hand.
That evening, a 56-year-old engineer Ryumo was dramatically rescued in two days from a red crab fishing boat that sank in the sea 42km east of Gampo-eup, Gyeongju.
It is the first survivor to be found among the six missing in this accident.
The coast guard says that Ryu was not wearing a life jacket when he was rescued.
An air pocket was created in the storage area at the end of the ship as the ship turned over rapidly due to the fierce waves.
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Immediately after the rescue, Mr. Ryu complained of hypothermia and was transferred to the hospital, but the Coast Guard said that he has recovered to the extent that communication is possible.
Earlier, the coast guard found a missing Vietnamese sailor in his 30s on the sea near the fishing boat at around 9:20 am, but it is said that he is not conscious and pulseless.
At the time of the flood, there were 2 Koreans, 3 Vietnamese sailors, and 1 Chinese Korean on board.
The Coast Guard said it plans to investigate the whereabouts of the rest of the crew as well as the details of the accident as soon as Ryu fully recovers.
(Video editing: Kim Jun-hee, CG: Seo Seung-hyun, screen provided: Pohang Coast Guard)