Vietnamese Embassy in RoK meets with families of missing fishermen
Representatives of the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) came to Tongmyeong city to meet the families of six Vietnamese fishermen who are missing following a boat fire off the coast of country.
A fire breaks out on the 29-tonne fishing boat offshore Jeju Island. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA)
Seoul (VNA) – Representativesof the Vietnamese Embassy in the Republic of Korea (RoK) came to Tongmyeongcity to meet the families of six Vietnamese fishermen who are missing followinga boat fire off the coast of country.
The Vietnamese embassy’s representatives alsomet with local police and search and rescue forces.
The city’s authorities have helped with accommodationand travel fees for the families of the missing fishermen. Search and rescue updatesare being provided twice a day.
On November 21, part of the vessel wasretrieved by the RoK’s maritime police, and it was set to be transported toJeju island the next day.
According to the RoK Ministry of ForeignAffairs, 11 family members of the missing Vietnamese fishermen had registeredto travel to the country.
The fire off Jeju island on November 19 killedone person and left 11 missing, including the six men from Vietnam.
A fire broke out on the 29-tonne fishingboat at around 7:09 a.m. in waters some 76 kilometres west of a small islandthat is located near Jeju Island, according to the RoK maritime police./.
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A fire breaks out on the 29-tonne fishing boat offshore Jeju Island. (Photo: Yonhap/VNA) 
