6 missing after tugboat capsizes off Busan

Six crew members remained missing Wednesday after a tugboat capsized off Busan, with strong waves and currents hampering rescue operations, according to the Busan Coast Guard. The 286-ton vessel, carrying eight crew members, capsized at around 1:29 p.m. about 9 kilometers southeast of Oryukdo. It had departed from a government vessel pier at Busan Port to tow a merchant ship involved in an earlier accident, the Coast Guard said. The crew comprised six South Korean nationals and two foreign natio