Six fishermen were rescued and two others went missing on Thursday after a fishing boat collided with a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker off southeastern Republic of Korea, according to Yonhap news agency.

The 79-ton trawler capsized off the southeastern port city of Busan after its collision with the 992-ton LPG carrier at about 10:10 a.m. local time (0110 GMT).

Of the eight crew members on board the capsized fishing vessel, six were rescued and two others remained unaccounted for.

The country's coast guard is conducting a search and rescue operation for the missing fishermen.

President Lee Jae Myung ordered authorities to mobilize all available resources for rescue operations and make every effort to save lives.

(With input from Xinhua)