Fishing vessel sank after collision with freighter, Korea

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Korean 24-ton fishing vessel collided with cargo ship west of Taean County coast, western Korea, Yellow sea, at around 0500 Seoul time Aug 17. Fishing vessel sank, 11 crew were rescued by cargo ship, all are safe. Cargo ship wasn’t identified, but according to positions, track and time, it’s a general cargo ship DK ITONIA, sailing from Pyeongtaek to Mizushima Japan. After collision, the ship moved to Jangansea Anchorage, north of Taean, and anchored, for investigation.
General cargo ship DK ITONIA, IMO 9643647, dwt 12574, built 2012, flag Panama, manager INTERGIS CO LTD, Busan.

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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.