Bodies of two North Korean sailor Offshore Found in South Korea

Bodies of two North Korean sailor Offshore Found in South Korea

Sailors were included in the Mongolian -flagged cargo ship , which is still missing after emitting an alarm Friday morning .

The bodies of two North Korean sailor was found on Friday ( 4/4 ) after their cargo ship and 11 crew missing off the southern coast of South Korea , as South Korean coast guard said .

Mongolian -flagged cargo ship , carrying a crew of 16 North Koreans , still missing after the ship emits a distress signal early Friday in waters about 130 kilometers south of the southern port city of Yeosu , the coast guard said in a statement .

Three people have been rescued safely and call themselves the North Korean crew members numbering 16 in the vessel .

Rescue workers later found the two bodies and are still trying to find all 11 crew missing , the coast guard said .

South Korean coast Guard said the ship weighs 4,300 tons of ore containing it was sailing to China from the port city of Chongjin , North Korea .

Guards coast said they have deployed 13 ships and six aircraft to search for the ship and its crew . High waves and strong winds still hamper relief efforts .

It is not known how South Korea will handle the North Korean sailors were rescued , although Seoul is usually repatriate North Korean sailors were found bobbing in the waters of South Korea if they want to go home .VOA