Search for the crew on the 3rd day of the accident on the fishing boat in Gyeongju… Air bag on the ship

On the third day of the fishing boat rollover accident off the coast of Gyeongju, Gyeongsangbuk-do, the maritime police and others are searching for the crew.

According to the Pohang Maritime Police Station on the 21st, after a 9.77t-class fishing vessel Georyongho (6 crew members) was submerged in the sea on the east side of Gampo Port in Gyeongju on the afternoon of the 19th, the Coast Guard and the Navy put 27 ships and 9 aircraft around the fishing boat. Searched but did not find the crew.

Currently, there is a storm warning in the area of ​​the accident, a strong wind of around 19 meters per second is blowing, and waves are rising 4 meters high.

Because of this, the rescue team was swept away by a strong wave while hitting a hammer on a ship to find survivors.

On the afternoon of the 20th, the Coast Guard and the Navy installed two air bags around the fishing boat to prevent the ship from sinking.

At the time of departure, 2 Koreans, 3 Vietnamese, and 1 Chinese Korean were on board.

Pohang City and others have established an accident recovery support headquarters in Pohang Guryongposuhyup, and are providing support for crew members’ families and managing the situation.

A maritime police official said, “We are having difficulty in searching due to the bad weather, but the sea police and the military are jointly conducting a intensive search.”

Earlier, at 6:46 pm on the 19th, when a report of the inundation of the Georyong Lake came in from the sea about 42 km east of Gampo Port, the marine police and the navy conducted a night search and found a fishing boat that was overturned in the sea about 4 km away from the report point in about 3 hours. did.

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