Collision Accident Between Fishing Boats Off Jeju Doduhang Port

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Jeju Maritime Police Agency announced that on the 20th, a collision between fishing vessels occurred in the northern sea of Doduhang, Jeju City, causing a crew member on board to fall into the sea.

According to the Jeju Maritime Police Agency on the 21st, at around 15:26 on the 20th, a 6.67-ton coastal composite fishing vessel A (with 5 crew members) and a 44-ton nearshore gillnet fishing vessel B (with 11 crew members) collided 3.7 kilometers north of Doduhang, Jeju City. The collision caused approximately a 20cm breach in the cabin of vessel A, and one crew member from vessel A fell into the sea due to the impact.

Vessel A, which was taking on water, was pumped out by the Jeju Maritime Police rescue team using a drainage pump and then moved under its own power to Samyang Port. The crew member who fell into the sea was immediately rescued and handed over to the waiting 119 emergency medical team in a healthy condition.

Meanwhile, the Jeju Maritime Police stated that they plan to conduct a detailed investigation into the circumstances of the collision with the captains of both vessels A and B.

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