Yeosu Coast Guard Arrests Man in His 50s for Fishing on Unregistered Boat

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[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] On the afternoon of the 24th, a suspicious fishing boat was detected by the radar of the Army's 31st Division patrolling the coast of Yeosu. This boat was an unregistered small rubber boat that was fishing and attempting to enter the port when it was caught by the army patrolling the coast.

The Jeonnam Yeosu Maritime Police Station announced on the 25th that two people, including A (52), were booked without detention on charges of fishing in the sea using an unregistered small rubber boat (30 horsepower), violating the Water Leisure Safety Act.

At 9:06 p.m. on the 24th, the Maritime Police received a report from the Army's 31st Division requesting confirmation of a suspicious motorboat near the Bangjukpo breakwater and immediately dispatched a small patrol boat.

On land, police officers from Dolsan Police Substation and sentries from the Army's 31st Division jointly confirmed the illegal activity.

Investigation revealed that A and others had departed from Bangjukpo Port in Dolsan-eup, Yeosu City, on an unregistered leisure boat without night navigation equipment, caught eels, and then entered Bangjukpo Port.

A maritime police official stated, “A’s rubber boat was detected on the radar of the army patrolling the coast, but no vessel information appeared, so we conducted a joint investigation to determine if there was any suspicion of air defense and uncovered the illegal activity.”

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