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On Apr 2, 2010, the South Korean f/v "Kumyang 98" sank after an apparent collision with the "Taiyo 1" in the area where the naval frigate Cheonan sank in the Yellow Sea. Incheon Coast Guard sent a rescue team to the scene an hour later after receiving a distress signal at around 8:30 p.m. The 99-ton fishing boat, which carried nine, was tasked by the authorities to help search for any survivors from the 1,200-ton "Cheonan". The Coast Guard intercepted the "Taiyo-I", about four hours after the incident, and, were questioning the ship's captain and crew who were steering the ship towards the Chinese coast. They are suspected of having fled the scene without trying to rescue the Korean ship's crewmembers. Officers found scratches and a dent in the bow of the freighter, apparently caused by the collision with the fishing boat. An underwater search will be carried out to see if there are other signs of a collision, it will take more than 10 days to file a lawsuit against the ship owner for the incident.