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31 Chinese fishermen missing in S. Korea due totyphoon
Two Chinese fishing boats with 34 crew members aboardcapsized Tuesday in waters about 1.8 kilometers from SouthKorea's port of Hwasun in Jeju's Seogwipo, an official from the Chinese Consulate stationed onJeju has confirmed.
Three crew members have been rescued and 31 others went missing, the official said.
The two fishing boats, "Yuejiangchengyu" No. 91104 and No. 91105, both from Weihai city ofEast China's Shandong province, capsized around 2:40 a.m. local time due to gale-force windsand high waves caused by Typhoon Bolaven, the official said.
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According to report of Yonhap, South Korea's official news agency, two crew members reportedthe accident to South Korean authorities after coming ashore. They were taken to a hospital fortreatment as one of them sustained serious injuries and the other complained of difficultybreathing.
A third crew member was rescued later.
Currently, the Chinese Consulate is maintaining close contact with local police in regards of searchand rescue effort. |
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发表于 2016-7-11 09:54:42