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Chinese Consulate General in Gwangju confirmed with the Global Times on Tuesday that the rescue operations are still underway after a Chinese fishing boat capsized off Eocheong island near Gunsan.

On Monday, the Chinese Consulate General in Gwangju confirmed with the Global Times that the fishing boat that capsized in waters near Gunsan had 11 people on board. As of press time, two people had been rescued and nine were missing.

According to the Yonhap News Agency on Monday, the 99-ton vessel was reported to have turned over some 150 kilometers southwest of the island of Eocheong at 8:53 am, the Gunsan Coast Guard said, citing a distress call from the Chinese coast guard.

Global Times