11 bodies found near sunken SK boat
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FISHERMEN recovered 11 more bodies from the western Bering Sea yesterday near where a South Korean fishing boast sank earlier this week.
The bodies appear to be from the ship lost on Monday in the waters near Russia, according to an official from the foreign ministry who didn’t want to be named citing office rules. One fisherman’s body was recovered on Monday and seven fishermen were rescued. More than 50 went missing when the ship sank on Monday.
The bodies were found by fishing vessels searching the debris of the sunken Oryong 501, said the ministry official.
Furious relatives have blamed the company and the ship’s captain for not doing enough to save their family members.
Rough seas and bad weather mean there is little hope that anyone will be found alive.
Coast guard helicopters from Russia and the United States and at least five fishing ships were searching for the missing, according to an official from Seoul’s foreign ministry, who didn’t want to be named citing office rules. The US rescue ship Munro should arrive today to help the search effort.
The crew included 35 Indonesians, 13 Filipinos, 11 South Koreans and one Russian inspector, according to the South Korean government. It’s believed the ship began to list after stormy weather caused seawater to flood its storage areas, according to officials from the government and the company that owns the ship.
The ship left South Korea on July 10 to catch pollock, a winter delicacy in South Korea, according to company officials.
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