9 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea

9 Missing After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea
Members of the rescue team search for people from a capsized boat in waters off the country's southwestern coast in South Korea on Feb. 5, 2023. Jung Hee-sung/Yonhap via AP
The Associated Press
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SEOUL, South Korea—South Korean coast guard vessels and aircraft on Sunday were searching for nine fishermen who disappeared after their boat capsized off the country’s southwestern coast.

The coast guard from the southwestern port city of Mokpo said that three crew members were rescued by a nearby commercial vessel following the accident late Saturday near Daebichi Island in the sea county of Sinan.