Body of missing crewman found 66 days after fishing boat sinking
Bereaved family members watch over the sea in hopes of finding their loved ones after a fishing trawler sank in waters near Yeosu, leaving five dead and five missing, South Jeolla Province, Feb. 11. Yonhap
The body of a missing crew member aboard a fishing vessel that sank in February was found Wednesday, the Coast Guard said.
The body belonged to one of the five crew members who went missing after their 139-ton vessel sank in waters near Yeosu, 316 kilometers south of Seoul, on Feb. 9, though it has yet to be identified, according to the Yeosu Coast Guard.
Rescue divers made the discovery in the steering room of the vessel 82.8 meters underwater.
The Coast Guard plan to recover the body and transfer it to a local hospital.
Eight Koreans, three Vietnamese, and three Indonesians were aboard the ship at the time of the sinking.
Four were rescued and five died, while five others remained missing.