Vietnamese and Indonesians in fishing trawler that sinks of S. Korean coast; four dead and six missing


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YEOSU, South Korea (Bernama-Yonhap): A fishing trawler with 14 crew members on board sank in waters off South Korea's southern coast early Sunday, leaving four people dead and six missing, officials said, with rescue efforts underway, Yonhap News Agency reported.

The 139-tonne vessel, carrying eight South Koreans, three Vietnamese and three Indonesians, was reported missing at 1.41 am local time in waters about 17 kilometres east of the island of Habaek, near Yeosu, located 316 km south of Seoul.

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