Seoul, February 5, 2023, SPA -- Nine people went missing on Sunday after a fishing boat capsized off the southwest coast of South Korea, authorities said, with the country's president urging stepped-up search and rescue efforts, according to Reuters.
The fishing boat overturned just before midnight on Saturday. Three crew members were picked up by a passing ship, the coast guard said. Nine others, however, are still unaccounted for.
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