AH-WR-0402

Tae Woong No. 603

Fishing Vessel · South Korea · Lost Date not established · The Aleutians & the Bering Sea

A South Korean-flagged fishing vessel reported lost in the Bering Sea, with only limited detail available in accessible records.

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Artistic recreation based on recorded historical documents. See the documented evidence.

Interpretive Reconstruction, drawn to convey the vessel's era, type and general form. See the documented evidence.

The Vessel and Her Loss

The Tae Woong No. 603 was a South Korean-flagged fishing vessel that operated in the North Pacific fishing grounds. She was reported lost in the Bering Sea, an area where distant-water fishing fleets have long faced severe winter weather and heavy seas. Verified detail on the date, cause, and casualties of her loss is limited in the sources reviewed.

Vessel

Built: Not established
Builder: Not established
Yard: Not established
Material: Steel
Length: Not established
Beam: Not established
Tonnage: Not established
Propulsion: Diesel, single screw
Owners: Not established

Loss

Date: Not established
Cause: Not established
Location: Bering Sea
Water: Bering Sea
Voyage: Not established
Cargo: Not established
Aboard: Not established
Lives lost: Not established
Master: Not established

The Wreck Today

Depth: Not established
Condition: Not established
Orientation: Not established
Discovered: Not established
Protection: Not established

Position

Coordinates: 53.10° N 169.73° W
Accuracy: Approximate position
Nearest: Bering Sea
Region: The Aleutians & the Bering Sea

NOAA IncidentNews pollution-response record gives an approximate grounding position of 53°06.00'N 169°43.98'W off Uliaga Island, Aleutian Islands, where the vessel ran hard aground on 6 May 1987.