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