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South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol orders all accessible assets and personnel to help within the seek for survivors.
At the least two individuals have been killed and 12 others are lacking after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Korea, coast guard officers mentioned.
The 120-ton Geumseong sank about 15 miles (24 kilometers) off the resort island of Jeju after leaving Seogwipo port late Thursday to catch mackerel, the Korean Coast Guard mentioned Friday.
The crew on board included 16 South Koreans and 11 foreigners, two of whom are lacking, officers mentioned.
Coast Guard officers mentioned they acquired a misery sign round 4:30 a.m. Friday from a close-by fishing vessel that responded to the scene to assist rescue their crew.
Crew members informed the Coast Guard that the ship instantly capsized and commenced sinking whereas they had been transferring their catch to a different ship, officers mentioned.
South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol has ordered all accessible assets and personnel to be mobilized to help within the rescue, his workplace mentioned.
At the least eleven ships and 9 plane from the South Korean coast guard, police, hearth brigade and navy, and 13 civilian ships have been deployed to seek for survivors.
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