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Tugboat sinks off South Korea’s southern coast, leaving 1 dead and 6 missing
Authorities searched for six missing crew members after the 286-ton tugboat overturned and two others were rescued, one unconscious, officials said.
- A 286-ton tugboat carrying eight crew members capsized in waters off Busan, South Korea, on Wednesday at about 1:30 p.m., triggering an immediate rescue operation.
- The Coast Guard reported two crew members were rescued, while six remain missing; one Indonesian was saved by a cargo ship and one South Korean was later declared dead.
- President Lee Jae Myung ordered authorities to "mobilize all available resources to rescue lives," according to presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung, emphasizing the search for six missing crew members.
- Prime Minister Han Seong-sook ordered the Coast Guard and maritime ministry to mobilize all available resources, with the defense ministry and Busan city government providing additional support.
- The Busan Coast Guard deployed rescue vessels and aircraft to search for the remaining crew, noting the tugboat sank at 3:30 p.m. as the cause remains unknown.
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Tugboat sinks off South Korea’s southern coast, leaving 1 dead and 6 missing
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A tugboat capsized and sank off South Korea's southeastern coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member dead and six others missing, the coast guard said.
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At approximately 1:29 PM on the 2nd, the tugboat "T" (286 tons) capsized 9 km southeast of Oryukdo Island off the coast of Yongho-dong, Nam-gu, Busan. Eight crew members were on board, including six Koreans and two foreigners. Of these, one crew member was rescued by a nearby merchant vessel, while another crew member is conscious.
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