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Tugboat Capsizes Off Busan Coast; Coast Guard Launches Rescue

A tugboat capsized off Busan, South Korea, prompting a Coast Guard rescue operation for eight crew members.

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A tugboat named A, weighing 286 tons, capsized in the sea approximately 9 kilometers southeast of Wolodo Island off the coast of Busan, South Korea. [1] A 50-year-old South Korean crew member was found unconscious by the Coast Guard rescue team and was later confirmed dead at a hospital. [2] Six crew members remain missing following the capsizing of the 'TNS Catcher' vessel. [3] Eight people were known to be aboard the vessel at the time of the capsizing. [4] The Busan Coast Guard deployed available resources including patrol boats, an aviation unit, and the Central Marine Special Rescue Unit to conduct a full-scale rescue operation. [5] The incident was reported on the afternoon of the 2nd at 1:29 PM according to the Busan Coast Guard. [6] One Indonesian crew member was rescued by a nearby merchant ship immediately after the accident. [7]
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  1. A tugboat named A, weighing 286 tons, capsized in the sea approximately 9 kilometers southeast of Wolodo Island off the coast of Busan, South Korea. · 매일경제South Korea
  2. A 50-year-old South Korean crew member was found unconscious by the Coast Guard rescue team and was later confirmed dead at a hospital. · 동아일보
  3. Six crew members remain missing following the capsizing of the 'TNS Catcher' vessel. · 동아일보
  4. Eight people were known to be aboard the vessel at the time of the capsizing. · 매일경제South Korea
  5. The Busan Coast Guard deployed available resources including patrol boats, an aviation unit, and the Central Marine Special Rescue Unit to conduct a full-scale rescue operation. · 매일경제South Korea
  6. The incident was reported on the afternoon of the 2nd at 1:29 PM according to the Busan Coast Guard. · 매일경제South Korea
  7. One Indonesian crew member was rescued by a nearby merchant ship immediately after the accident. · 동아일보
The one we could place publishes from South Korea. 1 could not be placed by their address. None is an official body: that part stands on reporting, not on the underlying document or transcript.
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