Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Rescues 10-ton Ferry Entangled in Floating Debris off Heuksando Coast

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] A 10-ton ferry faced a distress situation after debris got caught in its propeller while navigating off Heuksando Island, Jeollanam-do, but it was safely rescued by the dispatched Coast Guard.

According to Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Jeong Young-jin) on the 3rd, at around 8:33 a.m., a report was received that the 10-ton ferry A (with 1 crew member onboard) was drifting due to debris caught in its propeller near Heuksando Island, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.

The Coast Guard immediately dispatched the Heuksan Substation coastal rescue boat to the scene and deployed two divers underwater to quickly remove approximately 50 kg of rope tangled in the propeller.

Ferry A operates between Jangdo in Heuksan-myeon, Sinan-gun, and Heuksando Island. On that day, it departed from Jangdo at around 7:30 a.m. with passengers onboard, disembarked passengers at Heuksando, and while returning to Jangdo, the propeller got entangled with aquaculture farm anchor rope, making further navigation impossible. Captain Jo Mo (65 years old) requested rescue from the Coast Guard.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “If fishing nets get caught in the propeller during navigation, drifting can lead to secondary accidents such as grounding or collisions,” and urged, “Please maintain thorough lookout of the surrounding situation during navigation to help prevent maritime accidents.”

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