SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- All people were rescued on Monday night after a South Korean ship with 10 people aboard capsized, according to Yonhap news agency.

It was reported at around 10:12 p.m. local time (1312 GMT) that a 48-ton fishing boat registered with the country's southern resort island of Jeju overturned in waters about 830 km southwest of the island.

All of the 10 people, including four South Koreans and six foreigners, on board the ill-fated vessel were rescued by nearby fishing boats and were all in good health.

The South Korean Coast Guard dispatched two 3,000-ton patrol boats and one 1,000-ton vessel to the scene to deal with the accident. Enditem

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