(CNN) -- Three people died and three others were missing after a South Korean fishing boat sank Wednesday morning in the waters off New Zealand, officials said.
The boat had 51 people onboard when it sank 400 miles east of Dunedin city.
The Rescue and Coordination Center of New Zealand rescued 45 crew members and recovered the three bodies, said Sophie Hazelhurst, the agency's spokeswoman.
Most of the crew members, including the fatalities, were Indonesians.
The rescue team has halted search operations. CNN
