A Chinese tourist fell overboard from a cruise ship traveling from Jeju Island to Shanghai in the early hours of the 20th. The Korean Coast Guard is currently carrying out a search and rescue operation.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Seogwipo Marine Police Station on Jeju Island reported on the 20th that a passenger overboard incident occurred on a cruise ship bound from Jeju to Shanghai. The Coast Guard received the report at 6:46 a.m. local time on the 20th and quickly dispatched two Coast Guard vessels and related personnel to the waters near the incident for rescue operations. At the time of the report, the cruise ship was located 34 kilometers southwest of Marado, Seogwipo City, Jeju Island.
It is understood that the cruise ship, with a displacement of 135,500 tons, departed from Jeju Island at 10:06 p.m. on the 19th, heading to Shanghai, carrying 2,900 people on board. Preliminary investigations by the Coast Guard suggest that the Chinese tourist fell overboard at around 3:49 a.m. on the 20th, and was wearing black clothing at the time. The reason for falling overboard is still unknown, and the search and rescue operation is ongoing.