Key facts
- Two Russian crew members are in cardiac arrest and two others are injured following a Freon gas leak.
- The incident occurred on a Russian fishing boat docked at a port in Busan, South Korea.
- The boat, weighing 769 tons, had 15 crew members on board.
- Authorities received the report of the gas leak at 8:37 a.m. on Tuesday.
- Freon gas, used as a refrigerant, can cause asphyxiation in confined spaces.
- The exact cause of the accident is under investigation.
Two Russian crew members were in cardiac arrest and two others were injured on Tuesday after a Freon gas leak aboard a Russian fishing boat docked at a port in Busan, South Korea. Local authorities received a report of the incident at 8:37 a.m. aboard the 769-ton vessel, which carried 15 crew members. Forty police and firefighting personnel were dispatched to the scene. Freon gas, commonly used as a refrigerant, has low toxicity but can cause asphyxiation in confined spaces. Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the accident.