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Hong Kong cargo ship and South Korean fishing boat collide killing 4, 3 missing

Hong Kong cargo ship and South Korean fishing boat collide killing 4, 3 missing

(NECN/APTV) - A South Korean fishing boat collided with a Hong Kong cargo ship off South Korea's southern island of Jeju on Saturday, killing four Koreans and leaving three others missing. Local coast guard officer Kim Young-bong said the two ships collided in high seas on Saturday night. Kim said the collision left three of the fishing boat's nine crew members dead and three others missing. He said the rest were rescued by the Hong Kong vessel shortly after the collision. South Korean and Japanese coast guard ships and helicopters are searching for the missing crew.

NECN | November 15, 2009Watch more videos from NECN

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