Officials conduct a rescue operation for the second day, Saturday, to find an Indonesian crewman who went missing in waters some 195 kilometers northeast of the islets of Dokdo, in this photo provided by the Coast Guard. Yonhap
The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards on Saturday continued to carry out a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian crewman who went missing near the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, officials declared.
The 20-something crewman who had been on a fishing vessel fell into seas some 195 kilometers northeast of Dokdo around 11:15 a.m., Friday.
Alongside a 5,000-ton South Korean vessel and a 1,250-ton Japanese vessel, a civilian fishing boat also joined the search operations that resumed after sunrise, according to officials.
A Coast Guard official vowed to conduct a seamless search, adding both sides are cooperating and doing their best to locate the crewman who went missing in waters between the two countries.
Leave a Reply