'Mugunghwa 10' Returns to Mokpo West Sea Fisheries Management Unit After Losing Crew Member

Mugunghwa 10 returned to the exclusive pier of the Mokpo West Sea Fisheries Management Unit. (Photo by Park Gidong)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Ki-dong] The fishing guidance vessel Mugunghwa 10, which A (47), a Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries official who went missing at sea near Soyeonpyeongdo on the 21st and died after being shot by North Korean soldiers, was aboard, returned to Mokpo 11 days after leaving the West Sea Fisheries Management Unit in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do.

According to the West Sea Fisheries Management Unit, Mugunghwa 10, which completed an investigation by the Incheon Coast Guard, departed from Soyeonpyeongdo at 8 a.m. on the 26th carrying 15 crew members who had been aboard with A until just before his disappearance, and arrived at the exclusive pier of the West Sea Fisheries Management Unit in Mokpo, Jeollanam-do at 12:10 a.m. on the 27th.

Mugunghwa 10 had departed from the West Sea Fisheries Management Unit in Mokpo on the 16th with 16 crew members aboard. After the disappearance of the affiliated official A (47) was reported on the 21st, the vessel remained anchored about 2.2 km from Soyeonpyeongdo.

Meanwhile, A’s 15 colleagues have reportedly been under intensive investigation by authorities. Once Mugunghwa 10 arrives at Mokpo Port, they are scheduled to return home immediately.

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