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| On the 24th, the coast guard is conducting a search operation on the 24th to find the three missing sailors of the ‘127 Oceans’ that sank in the sea near Galgot Island, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do at around 3:45 pm on the 23rd. (Provided by Tongyeong Coast Guard) © News 1 |
The three missing crew members of the 339-ton fishing vessel ‘127 Oceans’, which sank in the sea near Galgot-do, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do at around 3:45 pm on the 23rd, were not found until the morning of the 24th, and the fishing boat was due to high waves due to bad weather. It is believed to have been sunk.
At the time of the accident, a total of 10 people, including 9 Koreans and 1 foreigner of Indonesian nationality, boarded the 127 Seas.
On the 23rd, the Tongyeong Coast Guard rescued seven domestic and foreigners, and all of them were confirmed to have no major health problems.
The 7 rescued crew members were Mr. Kim (64), the chief engineer, Mr. Kim (68), the engineer, Mr. Kim (64), the chief cook, Mr. Kim (58), the sailor Mr. Mr. Kim (40), the sailor Mr. Yoo (65), the Indonesian sailor Mr. A (31). )All.
According to the testimony of those who had been delivered to the Coast Guard, when the waves hit high at the time of the accident, seawater entered the ship, and the water filled the ship and the fishing boat began to sink.
At that time, the captain, Mr. Kim (67), reported to the sea police, but communication was cut off afterwards, and it is said that the crew, including the captain, wore life jackets and jumped off an urgently sinking fishing boat.
The coast guard rescued 7 sailors at the accident site at around 4:38 am on the 23rd, 50 minutes after receiving the report.
However, three people, including the captain Kim Mo (67), the engine manager Oh Mo (68), and the deck officer Kim Mo (55), were missing, and the sea police were searching for them, but no missing persons were found until the morning of the 24th.
‘Golden Time’, which is considered as the survival time, varies depending on the situation such as water temperature. The Coast Guard believes that the water temperature in the area of the accident is around 15 degrees Celsius, so that the missing persons wearing life jackets will survive for up to 25 hours, and they are continuing the search by putting 23 patrol boats and coastal rescue boats and 7 aircraft.
“The storm warning is still in effect at the moment, and the weather conditions on the sea are not good, such as a wave height of 3.5m and strong winds of 10 to 16m per second,” said a seaman. “Search for the missing people to return to their families as soon as possible. We are putting all our energy into the work,” he said.
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| On the 24th, the coast guard is conducting a search operation on the 24th to find the three missing sailors of the ‘127 Oceans’ that sank in the sea near Galgot Island, Geoje-si, Gyeongsangnam-do at around 3:45 pm on the 23rd. (Tongyeong Sea Economy Corporation) © News 1 |