Antarctic Ocean fishing vessel sinks 20 survivors, 5 dead, 17 missing
Maritime New Zealand issued a media release stating that it is coordinating the search for 17 mariners missing after a 58-meter long South Korean fishing vessel sank in the Southern Ocean about 1,000 nautical miles north of McMurdo Base. Twenty survivors have been rescued by other fishing vessels in the vicinity and five bodies have been recovered. The cause of the sinking is unknown.
Source: Maritime New Zealand