SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people were rescued on Saturday after two fishing boats carrying 15 crew members ran aground in waters off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju, according to Yonhap news agency.
A 32-ton fishing vessel with seven people on board and a 29-ton vessel carrying eight were stranded in waters off the island at about 9:25 a.m. local time (0025 GMT).
Among the rescued, one in cardiac arrest was taken to a hospital and received first-aid treatment.
Search and rescue operations had been underway for the remaining three crew members. Enditem
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