A South Korean deep sea trawler has sunk in the Southern Ocean, killing four crew members, officials say.
Rescue officials said 18 of the 42-man crew remain missing, while 20 have been rescued.
The ship is said to have gone down more than 2,000km (1,250 miles) south of New Zealand.
Eight of the crew were South Korean; eight Chinese, 11 Indonesians, three Filipinos and one Russian were also on board, Seoul’s Yonhap news agency said.
South Korea’s foreign ministry said the 614-tonne ship sunk at around 0430 South Korean time on Monday (1930 GMT on Sunday).
Seoul says it has asked New Zealand to help in the rescue effort.
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