One person was killed and the fate of more
than 50 others was unknown after a South
Korean fishing vessel sank in the Bering Sea
off the coast of Russia's far eastern Chukotka
region officials said on Monday.
"When the fish were being hauled in, the
vessel was hit by a wave," said Artur Rets, the
head of the maritime rescue service in
Russia's far eastern port of Petropavlovsk-
Kamchatsky, adding the South Korean vessel
Oriong-501 had sunk at 0530 GMT.
He said rescuers had managed to pull eight
people out of the water so far, including one
who had died.
"According to our data there were 62 people
on board," Rets said. "The fate of the others is
not known."
The South Korean fisheries ministry said the
36-year-old vessel operated by Sajo Industries
had 60 people on board, including one
Russian, 11 South Koreans, 13 Filipinos and 35
Indonesians.
It said the dead person was a South Korean
and that those rescued included the Russian.
It said the rescue operation was hampered by
bad weather conditions.
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