SEOUL: Two construction workers were confirmed killed late Friday and 10 others missing after a barge carrying a crane capsized off South Korea's southeast coast, the coastguard said.
The 2,600-ton barge sank off the city of Ulsan after the 80-metre (264-foot) crane collapsed, Yonhap news agency quoted coastguard officials as saying.
Twelve people have so far been rescued with two others confirmed dead, and a search is underway for the 10 missing workers.
The accident happened during construction of a new port.
- AFP/lp
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