### [2026-09-2](/feed/2026/09/2/index.md)

##### Tugboat
# A crew member is killed, six others are missing, and one is rescued when a tugboat capsizes and sinks off the coast of Busan, South Korea. 




### Sources:

1. [AP](https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-tugboat-sinks-busan-crew-search-842629f4f2721a1b71d8e7737bfc6ecc)

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