Missing Crew Member Occurrence Involving the Fishing Vessel Yu You in the Southern Indian Ocean
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At approximately 1100(Taipei time) on May 19, 2025, the Taiwan-flagged fishing vessel Yu You (Fishing Vessel Registration Number: CT6-1501, Gross Tonnage 304, hereinafter referred to as “the vessel”) was operating on the high seas of the Southern Indian Ocean when the vessel experienced a degradation in propulsion performance, suspected to be caused by the entanglement of main and branch lines from longline fishing. The captain stopped the engine and instructed a crew member (hereinafter referred to as “the crew member”) to dive and clear the obstruction. The crew member, equipped with an air-supply mask and a safety line, entered the water at 1116. At 1121, the crew member was observed surfacing near the port quarter but subsequently was no longer visible. Despite emergency rescue operations initiated by the captain at 1126 and a search lasting until 1130 on May 22, the crew member was not found, and the search was terminated.
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