Seven missing in fishing boat mishap off South Korea
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Seoul - Seven sailors went missing when a fishing boat capsized in high waves Wednesday in waters off the south-eastern coast of South Korea, news reports said. Three of the 10 crew members of the 79-ton ship were rescued and were receiving medical treatment, the national Yonhap News Agency said. The coast guard sent ships and a helicopter to search for the missing sailors - six South Koreans and one Indonesian - but search operation were hindered by strong winds and high waves. The accident happened in the waters off Gampo, about 380 kilometers south-east of Seoul.
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