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1st LD Writethru: 1 missing after Chinese fishing boat sinks in waters off S. Korea

Xinhua, November 22, 2016 Adjust font size:

A Chinese fishing boat sank in west waters off South Korea on Tuesday, with seven people rescued but one still missing, South Korea's coast guard said.

The maritime police was quoted by Yonhap news agency as saying that Chinese maritime authorities informed the South Korean coast guard of the sinking of one fishing vessel among the two boats fishing near the South Korean waters.

The Chinese boat was sailing in waters about 167 km southwest of an island off Gusan city in North Jeolla province, but it sank at about 2:20 p.m. local time (0520 GMT).

One Chinese sailor remained unaccounted for, but seven others were rescued. The cause of the sinking were not identified.

The Gusan coast guard dispatched a 3,000-ton patrol ship to the site after receiving the notification. Endit