Jeju Island Tragedy: 2 Dead, 12 Injured After Fishing Boat Capsizes in South Korea

Seoul: A fishing boat capsized and sank off coast of South Korea's Jeju island Friday, leaving at least two people de and 12 ors unaccounted for, coast guard officials said.

Nearby fishing vessels mand to pull 15 crew members out of water, but two of m were later prounced de after being brought to shore. or 13 did t sustain life-threatening injuries, said Kim Han-na, an official at Jeju's coast guard.

She said 27 crew members – 16 South Korean nationals and 11 foreigners – were on 129-ton boat, which left Jeju's Seogwipo port late Thursday to catch mackerel. coast guard received a distress signal at around 4:30 a.m. Friday from a nearby fishing vessel that conducted rescue efforts as boat sank 24 kilometres rthwest of island.

At least 11 vessels and nine aircraft from South Korea's coast guard, police, fire service and military were deployed as of Friday morning to search for survivors. y were being assisted by 13 civilian vessels.

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol called for officials to mobilise all available resources to find and rescue missing crew members, his office said. 

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