A huge South Korean cargo¹ ship which had 24 people on board has gone missing in the South Atlantic.

一艘载有24人的韩国巨型货轮日前在南大西洋失踪。

Two sailors found on a life raft were rescued, AFP reported, citing a Uruguayan navy spokesman.

据法新社引用乌拉圭海军部发言人的报道称，其中两名水手在一艘救生艇上被发现从而得救。

A crew member sent a text saying the 312m-long (1024ft) Stellar Daisy freighter was taking on water. The Uruguayan navy alerted merchant ships in the area, which began a search.

一名船员当时发出短信称，这艘长达312米（1024英尺）的Stellar Daisy号货轮进水了。乌拉圭海军随即命令该区域的商船开始进行搜救。

The two people rescued had been found by commercial ships aiding the search, Yonhap news agency said.

韩国联合通讯社称，获救的两人是被帮助搜救的商船发现的。

"A search operation is continuing for the 22 people," a South Korean foreign ministry² official told Reuters.

一名韩国外交部官员向《路透社》透露：“其余22人的搜救行动仍在继续进行中。”

South Korea also requested assistance in the search from Brazil and Uruguay, the official said.

该官员表示，韩国也已要求巴西和乌拉圭方面援助搜救工作。

The ship, a Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) with a capacity of 260,000 tonnes, was being operated by a South Korean company but was flagged to the Marshall Islands, and had 16 Filipinos and 8 South Koreans on board.

该船是一艘载重量为26万吨的超大型矿砂船，虽然是由一家韩国公司所运营，但是在马绍尔群岛注册的，船上共载有16名菲律宾人和8名韩国人。