SOUTH KOREA – A chinese fishing boat capsized on Sunday off the South Korean Gageo Island, leaving 3 crew members missing and 2 others in cardiac arrest, according to South Korean Coast Guard.
The 98-ton vessel sank in international waters about 80 kilometers (49.7 miles) from Gageo Island, the southwestern-most island of South Korea, at around 6.50 am local time on Sunday (2150GMT on Saturday), according to Seoul-based Yonhap News.
Of the 11 crew members aboard, six were initially rescued by a nearby Chinese vessel.
The Coast Guard later saved two more individuals who were found drifting at sea, but both were in cardiac arrest and were swiftly transported to a hospital.
It has also launched a search operation for the three missing fishermen, working in coordination with Chinese authorities.
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