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All 8 crew members rescued from capsizing fishing boat off coast of Jeju Island

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A fishing vessel is at Jeju Island's Moseulpo port, Tuesday. Earlier, it was reported capsized and sinking in waters off the southern coast of the island. / Courtesy of Korea Coast Guard

A fishing vessel is at Jeju Island's Moseulpo port, Tuesday. Earlier, it was reported capsized and sinking in waters off the southern coast of the island. / Courtesy of Korea Coast Guard

All eight crew members were rescued from a fishing boat that was capsizing off the coast of Jeju Island on Tuesday, according to officials.

According to authorities, a distress signal was received at 6:11 p.m. from the 29-ton fishing vessel approximately 563 kilometers southwest of Moseulpo port in the southern part of Jeju Island.

The eight people aboard the vessel — one Korean captain and seven Indonesian crew members — were rescued from the sinking ship, the authorities said. (Yonhap)