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S. Korean ship sinks; more than 50 missing

2014-12-03 08:32:47       source:China Daily

December 3, 2014


"South Korean officials expressed fear on Tuesday of a huge death toll after rescuers failed to find any of the more than 50 fishermen missing after their ship sank amid high waves in thefreezing waters of the western Bering Sea on Monday.


Authorities rescued seven crew members and recovered one body, but weather and waterconditions complicated the search for the others, an official from the South Korean fisheriesand oceans ministry said on condition of anonymity because of office rules."


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