Two fishing boats ran aground off Jeju, leaving two dead and another two missing


JEJU, South Korea (Bernama-Yonhap): Two people were dead and two others went missing on Saturday after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground in waters off the southern resort island of Jeju in South Korea, according to the Coast Guard.

According to Yonhap News Agency, the Coast Guard said it received reports that a 32-tonne fishing boat carrying seven people and a 29-tonne vessel with eight crew members were stranded on a rock in waters off Jeju Island around 9.24 am.

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