S. Korea, Japan Conduct Joint Rescue Operation For Missing Indonesian Crewman For 2Nd Day

RunWithRugs · 2026-03-29T09:32:03+00:00

South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards are conducting a joint search for a missing Indonesian crewman who fell overboard near Dokdo. Rescue operations involve both nations' vessels and a civilian fishing boat, with cooperation emphasized.

RunWithRugs

2026-03-29 09:32:03

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(MENAFN- AzerNews) The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards on Saturday continued to carry out a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian crewman who went missing near the South’s easternmost islets of Dokdo earlier this week, officials said, ** AzerNEWS** reports, citing Yonhap.

The 20-something crewman who had been on a fishing vessel fell into seas some 195 kilometers northeast of Dokdo around 11:15 a.m. on Friday.

Alongside a 5,000-ton South Korean vessel and a 1,250-ton Japanese vessel, a civilian fishing boat also joined the search operations that resumed after sunrise, according to officials.

A Coast Guard official vowed to conduct a seamless search, adding both sides are cooperating and doing their best to locate the crewman who went missing in waters between the two countries.

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