At least 13 people have died while two others have been declared missing after a fishing boat collided with a 336-tonne tanker and capsized off South Korea's west coast. According to South Korea's Coast Guard, the chartered fishing boat, Seonchang-1, was carrying 20 passengers and two crews during a fishing tour at the time of the crash. The report hinted that Navy helicopters and dozens of ships were taking part in the search southwest of Incheon, near Yeongheung Island.
It added that seven people have been rushed to the hospital for treatment. Yonhap, a South Korean News Agency, reports that the collision happened nine minutes after the boat departed from the shoreline possibly as the two vessels passed each other under a bridge.
The accident is being considered as the worst in recent times since 15 people died on a fishing tour in 2015.
Meanwhile, the captain of the 10-tonne fishing boat was among the missing.
