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Man in his 70s missing after fishing boat hits beacon off Gangneung
At 4:59 a.m.
on Nov.
12, a fishing boat collided with a navigation beacon off Gangneung, South Korea.
The 1.53-ton boat was carrying a married couple.
The collision happened about 1.3 kilometres southeast of Sacheonjin Port.
The husband, who is in his 70s, is missing; the account does not say what happened to his wife.
A beacon uses a light to mark reefs or shallow water for vessels.
No further information is given about what happens next.
A man in his 70s went missing after a fishing boat carrying a married couple hit a beacon off Gangneung.
The 1.53-ton boat collided with the beacon at about 4:59 a.m. on the 12th.
The collision occurred about 1.3 kilometres southeast of Sacheonjin Port in Gangneung, Gangwon Province.
A beacon marks the location of hazards such as reefs or shallow water.
- Who
- A married couple were aboard the fishing boat; the husband, in his 70s, went missing.
- What
- A 1.53-ton fishing boat collided with a beacon.
- When
- About 4:59 a.m. on the 12th. The article was published on November 12, 2026.
- Where
- About 1.3 kilometres southeast of Sacheonjin Port, Gangneung, Gangwon Province.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Boat
- 1.53-ton fishing boat
- Time
- About 4:59 a.m. on the 12th
- Location
- About 1.3 kilometres southeast of Sacheonjin Port, Gangneung
- Missing person
- Husband in his 70s