On 15 February, the General Cargo vessel dubbed the KEUM YANG 6 encountered a terrible flooding incident close to the shores of Seogwipo on Jeju Island in South Korea. The ship was sailing from GWANGYANG in South Korea to China and was loaded with heavy iron plates when it listed (nearly 25 degrees) close to Jeju Islands owing to a flooding accident.
The Seogwipo Maritime Police Station has reported that the Coast Guard got a distress call at 2155 on 15 February from KUEM YANG 6. The...