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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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Waters near Paracels

TOKYO, Japan - The press aboard a Vietnamese coast-guard patrol ship (front) take pictures of the Haixun 22 (back), a China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship, in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, on July 15, 2014. The Chinese ship abruptly changed course after rapidly approaching the Vietnamese ship.

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Waters near Paracels

TOKYO, Japan - Crewmembers of a Vietnamese coast-guard patrol ship monitor an approaching China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship (R) in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, on July 15, 2014.

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Vietnam Coast Guard captain speaks to reporters

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - Lieutenant-Colonel Ngo Minh Tung (R), captain of a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel, speaks to reporters aboard the ship on July 16, 2014, following the completion of drilling by a Chinese oil rig near the disputed Paracel Islands in the South China Sea earlier in the day.

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Relaxed mood prevails among Vietnam Coast Guard crew

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - Crew members aboard a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel eat in a relaxed mood in the South China Sea on July 16, 2014, following the completion of drilling by a Chinese oil rig near the disputed Paracel Islands earlier in the day.

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Chinese ship trails Vietnam Coast Guard boat

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - A Chinese government ship trails a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel with reporters aboard in the South China Sea on July 15, 2014.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - A crew member watches Chinese vessels from a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 13, 2014.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Photo shows yellow dots indicating Chinese vessels on a radar on a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 13, 2014.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - A Chinese vessel (R) approaches a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat (C front) in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 14, 2014.

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Tensions in S. China Sea

TOKYO, Japan - Chinese vessels chase a Vietnamese Coast Guard boat (far R) in waters near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, in the South China Sea on May 14, 2014.

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Japan delivers 2 boats to Vietnam to help boost security capability

One of the two secondhand fishing boats delivered by Japan to the Vietnamese coast guard is anchored at a port in the central Vietnamese city of Danang on Nov. 3, 2015. The boats, which will be refurbished as patrol vessels, were delivered to help Vietnam strengthen its law enforcement capability amid China's muscle-flexing in the South China Sea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Waters near Paracels

TOKYO, Japan - Crewmembers of a Vietnamese coast-guard patrol ship monitor an approaching China Maritime Safety Administration patrol ship (R) in the South China Sea near the Paracel Islands, claimed by China and Vietnam, on July 15, 2014. (Kyodo)

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Relaxed mood prevails among Vietnam Coast Guard crew

SOUTH CHINA SEA, South China Sea - Crew members aboard a Vietnamese Coast Guard vessel eat in a relaxed mood in the South China Sea on July 16, 2014, following the completion of drilling by a Chinese oil rig near the disputed Paracel Islands earlier in the day. (Kyodo)