Dokdo: The South Korean and Japanese Coast Guards have continued their joint rescue efforts for a missing Indonesian crewman near South Korea's easternmost islets of Dokdo. The operation, which entered its second day on Saturday, aims to find the young crewman who disappeared earlier this week.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the crewman, believed to be in his 20s, fell into the sea from a fishing vessel approximately 195 kilometers northeast of Dokdo at around 11:15 a.m. on Friday. The search operation includes a 5,000-ton South Korean Coast Guard vessel, a 1,250-ton Japanese Coast Guard vessel, and a civilian fishing boat. These efforts resumed at sunrise with the hopes of finding the missing individual.
A Coast Guard official stated the search will be conducted seamlessly, emphasizing the cooperation between South Korean and Japanese forces. Both nations are working diligently to locate the missing crewman in the waters that lie between them.