At least 13 people have died after a fishing boat collided with a 336-tonne tanker and capsized off the South Korean coast.<\/p>\n
Two others were missing, South Korea’s coast guard said, as a search and rescue operation continued.<\/p>\n
The chartered fishing boat, the Seonchang-1, had been carrying 20 passengers and two crew during a fishing tour at the time of the crash.<\/p>\n
Footage from the scene showed the upturned boat being searched by divers.<\/p>\n
Navy helicopters and dozens of ships were taking part in the search southwest of Incheon, near Yeongheung island.<\/p>\n
Seven people were taken to hospital for treatment. The captain of the 10-tonne fishing boat was among the missing, according to one report from AFP.<\/p>\n
There were no reported injuries on board the 336-tonne fuel tanker.<\/p>\n
South Korean news agency Yonhap said the collision happened nine minutes after the boat departed from the shoreline, possibly as the two vessels passed each other under a bridge.<\/p>\n
“There’s no specific problem related to weather conditions, sailing reports or other (pre-departure) preparations,” a coast guard official told reporters. “We are investigating how the accident happened.”<\/p>\n
Cold water temperatures may also have contributed to casualties, the official said.<\/p>\n
The accident is believed to be the worst in South Korea since 15 people died on a fishing tour near Jeju in 2015.<\/p>\n
The year before, a passenger ferry capsized and more than 300 people died, most of them school children on an outing.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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