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Early this morning, a Hong Kong cargo ship sank in the high seas southeast of Seogwipo, Jeju.
So far, 10 out of 22 Chinese and Myanmar sailors have gone missing, and the Coast Guard is conducting a rescue operation.
Let’s connect reporters and find out the current situation.
Reporter Kim Chan-nyeon!
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Yes, it was around 1:47 am today when the distress signal was received from the Jin Tian, a 6,000-ton timber carrier shipped from Hong Kong.
At the time of the accident, the Jin Tian was sailing in open waters 148 kilometers southeast of Seogwipo.
The Jeju Coast Guard immediately dispatched a 1,500-ton patrol vessel, but at 2:41 am, the captain, who was talking on a satellite phone, said that he would give up and abandon the ship, and then the communication was cut off.
Then, at around 3:07 in the morning, when the ship sank, an automatically transmitted distress signal came in.
So far, 12 out of 22 foreign crew members have been rescued, but 11 of them are known to be unconscious.
The Jeju Coast Guard high-speed boat also found three life jackets and two lifeboats in the area of the accident, but there were no people on board.
At the time of the accident, there were 14 Chinese and 8 Myanmarese on board the Jintian, and there were no Korean crew members.
A storm warning has been lifted in the accident area, but high waves are rising, and the Coast Guard is conducting a search operation along with other cargo ships that were sailing, Japan Coast Guard ships and aircraft.
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