Antara News, Thursday, November 11, 2010
Seoul (ANTARA News/Reuters) - A South Korean navy ship was sinking off the country`s southwestern coast, with two of the sailors on board missing, after it collided with a fishing boat, Yonhap news agency reported early on Thursday.
The accident took place 5.4 nautical miles north of the port of Jeju on the southern island of Jeju at around 10:50 p.m. (1350 GMT) on Wednesday, Yonhap quoted a military official as saying.
It said 28 of the 30 sailors on board had been rescued while the other two were missing, citing the official.
The accident took place as leaders from the Group of 20 major economies and international organisations were due to start a two-day summit in the capital Seoul.
