韓國貨船在南大西洋失蹤 22名船員下落不明

A huge South Korean cargo ship which had 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic.

一艘載有24人的韓國巨型貨輪日前在南大西洋失蹤。

Two sailors found on a life raft were rescued, AFP reported, citing a Uruguayan navy spokesman.

據法新社引用烏拉圭海軍部發言人的報道稱，其中兩名水手在一艘救生艇上被發現從而得救。

A crew member sent a text saying the 312m-long (1024ft) Stellar Daisy freighter was taking on water. The Uruguayan navy alerted merchant ships in the area, which began a search.

一名船員當時發出短信稱，這艘長達312米（1024英尺）的Stellar Daisy號貨輪進水了。烏拉圭海軍隨即命令該區域的商船開始進行搜救。

The two people rescued had been found by commercial ships aiding the search, Yonhap news agency said.

韓國聯合通訊社稱，獲救的兩人是被幫助搜救的商船發現的。

"A search operation is continuing for the 22 people," a South Korean foreign ministry official told Reuters.

一名韓國外交部官員向《路透社》透露：“其餘22人的搜救行動仍在繼續進行中。”

South Korea also requested assistance in the search from Brazil and Uruguay, the official said.

該官員表示，韓國也已要求巴西和烏拉圭方面援助搜救工作。

The ship, a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) with a capacity of 260,000 tonnes, was being operated by a South Korean company but was flagged to the Marshall Islands, and had 16 Filipinos and 8 South Koreans on board.

該船是一艘載重量爲26萬噸的超大型礦砂船，雖然是由一家韓國公司所運營，但是在馬紹爾羣島註冊的，船上共載有16名菲律賓人和8名韓國人。