Motorboat Capsizes off Odongdo, Yeosu; Captain and Tourist Dead

All Five Passengers Wore Life Jackets; Three Tourists Sustain Minor Injuries
Two Coast Guard Rescuers Injured During Search Efforts

Two people, including the captain and a tourist in their 20s, died after a motorboat carrying tourists capsized off the coast of Odongdo, Yeosu, in South Jeolla Province.

At approximately 9:54 a.m. on August 8, a report came in to emergency services that a motorboat had overturned near Odongdo in Yeosu. The vessel involved in the accident was a 1-ton class sightseeing boat operating around Odongdo, carrying a captain in his 60s and four family members who were tourists. All five occupants were wearing life jackets at the time of the incident.

Accident area. Provided by Yeosu Coast Guard, Yonhap News Agency

The Yeosu Coast Guard, upon receiving the report, dispatched patrol boats and a rescue team, saving four people. Among them, the captain was found in cardiac arrest, transported to a hospital, and later pronounced dead. Three of the tourists reportedly sustained only minor injuries.

The tourist in their 20s who had gone missing after the accident was found at around 5:32 p.m. that day near the accident area. The individual was transported to the hospital but was declared dead. Two Coast Guard rescue team members who participated in the maritime search were also injured and are receiving treatment at a hospital.

The search operation involved three Coast Guard aircraft, eleven patrol boats, one government vessel, and nine private boats. Additionally, 28 Coast Guard personnel, 48 firefighters, and 20 police officers were deployed at the site.

After completing the rescue and search operations, the Coast Guard plans to investigate the circumstances of the motorboat capsizing and the cause of the accident by questioning witnesses and those associated with the vessel.

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