Fire on Ship near Heuksando Island... All 13 Rescued

Mokpo Coast Guard extinguishing a fire. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] A fire broke out on the 86-ton nearshore coastal net fishing vessel 2017 Gukjeho, registered in Yeosu, about 26 km north of Heuksando, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, but fortunately, all were rescued without any casualties.

Mokpo Coast Guard announced that at around 2:54 a.m. on the 6th, after receiving the fire report, the 1509 ship belonging to the Mokpo Coast Guard immediately dispatched to the scene and carried out fire suppression and rescue operations.

The 1509 ship rescue team, which urgently dispatched to the scene, dramatically rescued all 13 people, including 5 crew members who were trapped for nearly an hour inside the bedroom behind the stern restaurant and could not come out.

One person who was unconscious at the time of rescue regained consciousness after the rescue team performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and used an oxygen resuscitator.

Among the 13 crew members, the Mokpo Coast Guard urgently transported 8 patients, including 4 burn victims, 3 with respiratory distress, and 1 with fractures, to Korean Hospital and Central Hospital in Mokpo using helicopters (B-520, B-512).

The Mokpo Coast Guard 1509 ship, which was dispatched, received the SSB distress call and arrived at the scene 56 minutes after receiving the report. Around 4:35 a.m., about 10 fire suppression team members entered the fire site on the stern side, breaking through smoke and flames, and completed the rescue and fire suppression.

According to the Coast Guard, 13 people, including the captain, were on board the vessel involved in the fire accident, of whom 8 were Korean nationals and 5 were foreigners (Vietnamese). It is known that 3 people suffered burns and fractures.

Meanwhile, the accident vessel moved under its own power and is scheduled to have an investigation team dispatched to investigate the cause of the fire as soon as it arrives at Yeosu Port around 3 a.m. on the 7th.

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