According to Al Jazeera, at least two people are dead and twelve others are missing after a fishing boat capsized off the coast of South Korea.
It is reported that the 120-tonne vessel Geumseong sank about 24 kilometres (15 miles) off the resort island of Jeju after leaving the port of Seogwipo to catch mackerel.
Coastguard officials said they received a distress signal on 8 November from a nearby fishing vessel that went to the scene to help rescue their crew, Al Jazeera states.
According to the reports, crew members, 16 South Koreans and 11 foreigners – two of whom are unaccounted for – told the coastguard that the ship suddenly capsized and began to sink while they were transferring their catch to another ship.
Reportedly, at least 11 vessels and nine aircraft from South Korea’s coastguard, police, fire service and military, and 13 civilian vessels, had been deployed to search for survivors.
