Boat Accident in South Korea – level 2

12-12-2017 07:00

A fishing boat with 22 people on board crashed into a 338-ton tanker in South Korea. The crash happened when the boat was passing under a bridge.

The 10-ton fishing boat then overturned. Twenty-two people were stuck in the ship or fell into the water. No one from the tanker was injured, but 13 people from the fishing boat died. Two people, including the captain, are missing.

Difficult words: overturn (turn over), stuck (not able to get out).

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