South Korea boat sinks; 22 feared dead

A South Korean fishing boat sank in the Antarctic Ocean's frigid waters Monday, with 22 sailors feared killed in the open sea where vessels trawl for deep-water fish. Five sailors were confirmed dead and 20 survivors were rescued shortly after the 614-ton vessel went down some 1,400 miles (2,250 kilometres) south of New Zealand, about halfway to Antarctica, South Korea's Foreign Ministry and coast guard said. Seventeen sailors were missing.
Anyone who fell into such waters would typically be dead in 10 minutes without special suits or lifejackets, though nearby fishing boats searched frantically in hopes that some may be in a life raft, New Zealand's rescue co-ordination center said.