18 feared dead as fishing trip boat capsizes after snagging nets

Ten people died and eight others were believed to be missing after a boat carrying passengers on a fishing trip capsized off South Korea’s southern coast on Sunday. Three people were rescued and flown to a hospital with minor injuries. One survivor said the boat quickly capsized after being caught by nets for fish farms, according to a coast guard statement. Dozens of ships searched the area for survivors.

We must do everything possible for the search and rescue of the missing

President Park Geun-hye

The 9.8-ton boat, Dolphin, lost communication with another boat on Saturday evening and was found Sunday morning north of the resort island of Jeju. Another survivor, identified only by the surname Park, said he awoke to find the captain telling the passengers to get out as the boat filled with water. Park said that people clung to the boat for more than 10 hours but that some disappeared in the strong waves before rescuers arrived. The captain was believed to be among the 10 dead; the rest were recreational anglers on a fishing trip.

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