SEOUL -- Five people were rescued after a fishing boat with 10 people on board capsized off South Korea's southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, multiple media outlets said.
The coast guard received a distress signal at about 7:56 pm local time (1056 GMT) from the 33-ton fishing vessel.
A 500-ton coast guard ship was sent to the scene, finding the fishing boat overturned and rescuing five people.
A wind wave advisory was issued in nearby waters, with the wind at 18-20 meters per second and waves rising 3 meters high.
