Fishing boat with 20 on board capsizes; 4 dead, 13 missing

Tuesday 24th June, 06:39 AM JST

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wilbur at 05:05 PM JST - 23rd June

good in-depth article...boats don't capsize by themselves, so what happened ?
spudman at 09:06 PM JST - 23rd June

hit broadside by two rounds of waves

that would do it.
GW at 09:14 PM JST - 23rd June

with 7 other boats nearby you wud think any crew that didnt literally go down with the ship wud be quickly plucked from the water, sounds like they were all snoozing after being up all night probably, sad
ppayne at 12:49 AM JST - 24th June

So, WHAT is up with boats these days? There are like 1000 people dead from boats this week!
KitsuneYoukai at 01:24 AM JST - 24th June

Deep sea fishing is one of the deadliest jobs on Earth. Sad for these guys.
semperfi at 07:59 AM JST - 24th June

possibly that typhoon - that unexpectedly hit around the Phillipines - swung up into the area of the China Sea .
serindipity at 10:33 AM JST - 24th June

The way this story reads, the most important thing is the bonito. I hope they can find the fish too.
TheguyNextdoor at 12:46 PM JST - 24th June

serindipity- if that is sarcasm or just plain cold heartedness, its not needed. People are dead, others are missing, who cares about the fish. These men/women have families waiting for them.
Hughgarse at 04:03 PM JST - 24th June

did a coastguard vessel hit them?
serindipity at 04:28 PM JST - 24th June

TheguyNextdoor - serindipity- if that is sarcasm or just plain cold heartedness, its not needed

It's neither. Merely an observation. The fish get more mention in this story than the victims.
timorborder at 10:02 PM JST - 24th June

What a way to go? Broadsided by a couple of waves and the boat probably went down like a stone. All the ropes lying around the deck would have helped at all. Every time there is a fishing/boating accident, the closing lines of the Navy hymn come to mind "those in peril of the sea." Rest in Peace.
flammenwerfer at 10:05 PM JST - 25th June

pyramidal waves is what they think caused it.