South Korea and Japan Search for Missing Indonesian Ship Crew Near Dokdo

South Korea’s and Japan’s coast guards on Saturday (28/3) continued a joint rescue operation for an Indonesian ship crew member who went missing near Dokdo island, South Korea’s easternmost island, earlier this week, according to related officials. The crew member, in his 20s, who was on the fishing vessel, fell into the sea about 195 kilometres northeast of Dokdo around 11.15 a.m. on Friday (27/3). Along with a 5,000-tonne South Korean vessel and a 1,250-tonne Japanese vessel, civilian fishing boats also joined the search operation, which was resumed after sunset. A coast guard official promised to conduct the search without hindrance. He added that both sides are cooperating and doing their best to find the missing crew member in the waters between the two countries. (Yonhap-OANA/Ant/I-2)