Coast Guard finds two suspected victims of fishing boat fire
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Coast Guard finds two suspected victims of fishing boat fire

Published: 16 Feb. 2025, 16:56
Smoke rises from a fishing boat off the coast of Muan County, North Jeolla, on Feb. 13. [YONHAP]

Smoke rises from a fishing boat off the coast of Muan County, North Jeolla, on Feb. 13. [YONHAP]

The Coast Guard has found two bodies that are suspected of being among those missing from a fishing boat fire in waters off the southwestern coast last Thursday.
 
The 34-ton fishing vessel caught fire in waters near Buan County, North Jeolla, last Thursday morning, with seven people missing and five rescued.
 
Search efforts are currently underway for the remaining missing people, officials said.
 
Yonhap
tags Fishing Boat Fire Buan

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