The passenger in question was an elderly South Korean male aged 75-year-old, identified by his family name Jeong, it is understood that the man fell overboard around 3 kilometers northwest of Jumunjin port (east coast).
The Coast Guard sent ships and a helicopter to the area where the man fell overboard and an investigation is currently ongoing with respect to the cause of the incident.
The Risabu Cruise (753 tons) ship was en-route to Gyeongpodae, a beach close to the port of Jumunjin, when the accident occurred.
The man is still missing and naturally as times passes his chances of survival are remote.
