South Korean authorities have reported that the body of one of six missing crew members from the tugboat TNS Catcher, which capsized off Busan on September 2, was recovered on a Pohang beach on September 9. Search efforts for the remaining five missing seafarers continue with Coast Guard vessels and military thermal imaging equipment, while the incident raises concerns about tug safety during harbor operations in challenging sea conditions.
South Korean media report that the tugboat TNS Catcher capsized off the coast of Busan on September 2, 2026, with eight crew members on board at the time of the accident. One sailor was rescued immediately, another was found dead, and six were initially listed as missing. On September 9, 2026, the Coast Guard confirmed that the body of one of the missing crew had been discovered on a beach in Pohang, Gyeongbuk Province, bringing the death toll to two and reducing the number of missing persons to five. Search operations, now in their eighth consecutive day, involve multiple Coast Guard vessels and military thermal imaging equipment to scan the accident area and adjacent coastline.
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