On the afternoon of January 8, the 3.5 ton fishing vessel ran aground in the Korea Strait near Yokji-myeon, Tongyeong-si, South Korea. The fishing vessel had departed from Misu, Tongyeong heading out for fishing near the incident area when it grounded on a reef.  The fishing vessel suffered water ingress and rested on the reef with a 45 degree list to port. 

The South Korean Coast Guard were alerted and deployed a rescue team to the scene. The Coast Guard transferred all 3 crew off the fishing vessel to the rescue boat. Afterwards rescuers would deploy buoyancy buoys to stabilize the fishing vessel to prevent it from capsizing. Dewatering pumps were transferred onto the fishing vessel while divers inspected the hull for damage. Reports state the fishing vessel would be pulled free on the next high tide. There were no injuries reported.