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3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast

STORY: 3 dead, 1 missing as fishing boat sinks off S Korea's southern coast SHOOTING TIME: March 14, 2024 DATELINE: March 14, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:30 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of South Korean Coast Guard searching and rescuing crew members of the fishing boat (courtesy of Korea Coast Guard) STORYLINE: Three sailors were confirmed dead, and one other remained missing, as a fishing boat sank off South Korea's southern coast, Yonhap news agency said Thursday. The 139-ton trawler with 11 crew members on board, including four South Koreans, six Indonesians and one Vietnamese, sank in waters off an island in Tongyeong, about 330 km south of the capital Seoul. A distress call was sent to the coast guard at around 4:15 a.m. local time (1915 GMT Wednesday). Ten crew members were rescued by the coast guard and nearby boats, but three South Koreans, including a captain, were taken to a hospital unconscious before being confirmed dead. One South Korean sailor remained unaccoun

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China launches its latest remote sensing satellite

STORY: China launches its latest remote sensing satellite DATELINE: Sept. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:30 LOCATION: JIUQUAN, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch of remote sensing satellite STORYLINE: China on Wednesday sent its latest remote sensing satellite into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China. The satellite, Yaogan-33 04, was launched on a Long March-4C carrier rocket at 4:15 a.m. (Beijing Time), and has entered its planned orbit successfully. It will be used for scientific experiments, land resource surveys, crop yield estimates, and disaster prevention and relief work. The launch was the 489th flight mission of the Long March carrier rocket series. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Jiuquan, China. (XHTV)

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(2)Total lunar eclipse observed in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon was observed in western Japan for the first time in four years on May 5. Photos (from top to down) were taken in Hiroshima at 4 a.m., 4:15 a.m., 4:38 a.m. and 4:51 a.m.

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Shooting stars of Leonid meteors seen at Mt. Fuji

A camera successfully tracks a shooting star (R on top) from the Leonid meteors above Mt. Fuji, west of Tokyo, at 4:15 a.m., Nov. 18. At the foot of the mountain many people waited to spot the meteors, which pass near Earth every 33 years. The largest concentration of shooting stars was expected between 4 and 5 a.m.

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(2)Total lunar eclipse observed in western Japan

HIROSHIMA, Japan - A total eclipse of the moon was observed in western Japan for the first time in four years on May 5. Photos (from top to down) were taken in Hiroshima at 4 a.m., 4:15 a.m., 4:38 a.m. and 4:51 a.m. (Kyodo)

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Shooting stars of Leonid meteors seen at Mt. Fuji

A camera successfully tracks a shooting star (R on top) from the Leonid meteors above Mt. Fuji, west of Tokyo, at 4:15 a.m. on Nov. 18. At the foot of the mountain many people waited to spot the meteors, which pass near Earth every 33 years. The largest concentration of shooting stars was expected between 4 and 5 a.m.