South Korean coast guard ship accident kills 5
Three Filipinos and two Chinese died when a South Korean coast guard vessel capsized shortly after rescuing them from another shipwreck, officials and media said on October 18.
A patrol boat of the Korean Coast Guard. (Source: Yonhap)
The capsized South Korean coast guard vessel was carrying a crew of 15 from a Malaysian-registered 5,436-ton cargo ship named Shinline near Jeju Island in southern South Korea.
The entire South Korean coast guard and 10 crew members of the cargo ship were rescued by another coast guard ship, but five of the crew died.
Earlier, the cargo ship, carrying 13 Chinese and six Filipinos, sent a distress signal via radio./.
(According to Vietnam+) - DT
