[전국]Rescue survivors of overturning fishing boats offshore Gyeongju in 40 hours

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Today, on the third day after a fishing boat rollover accident off the coast of Gyeongju, two of the six missing sailors were rescued.

The crew rescued inside the hull was conscious, but the other one found at sea was dead.

We will connect reporters to find out more about the news. Reporter Kim In-cheol!

What is the status of the rescued missing crew?

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One of the two rescued missing crew members was rescued from a fishing pod behind an overturned fishing boat at around 10:20 am.

Sailor Lee, the head of a Korean institution, is taken to the hospital by helicopter and is resting in the hospital.

Another crew member was found dead in the waters about 9 km from the hull around 9:20 am earlier.

The area of ​​the accident is 42km east of Gampo, Gyeongju, and the sea area where the missing person was found is 57km east of Gampo.

This sailor from Vietnam wore a life jacket.

The Navy and Coast Guard are mobilizing 27 ships and 9 aircraft to search for missing crew members.

It is said that a strong wind of 19m per second blows in the area of ​​the accident and a high wave of 4m makes it difficult to search for missing persons.

Airbags were attached to fishing boats to prevent sinking, and marine rescuers are entering the hull and searching.

On the 19th, the boat, which had an abalone accident, had two Korean sailors, one Korean-Chinese sailor, and three Vietnamese sailors.

Until now, YTN Kim In-cheol in the national department[[email protected]]is.

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