Mystery Surrounds Death of Sailor off Guryongpo, Pohang... Attention on Captain's COVID-19 Confirmation Amid 'Wheelhouse Isolation'

Mayor Lee Gang-deok of Pohang announcing an administrative order for 'mandatory testing' of all residents in relation to the serial infections at Guryongpo Sojubang on the 26th.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Dongwook Park] A crew member was found dead on a fishing vessel that departed from Guryongpo Port in Nam-gu, Pohang-si, Gyeongbuk, prompting the Coast Guard to launch an investigation.

According to the Pohang Coast Guard Station on the 27th, a crew member identified as A was found dead by a fellow crew member on a 29-ton squid fishing vessel (with 10 crew members on board) in the East Sea that morning.

Notably, it was confirmed that the captain of this vessel operated the ship while isolated in the wheelhouse after being notified by health authorities of close contact with a confirmed COVID-19 case following departure. The vessel returned to Guryongpo, Pohang, on the evening of the 27th, but the captain's COVID-19 test results have not yet been confirmed.

Meanwhile, in Guryongpo, Pohang, since a soju bar owner tested positive for COVID-19 on the 24th, 17 people have tested positive due to related chain infections. Accordingly, Pohang City is conducting a full investigation of approximately 7,600 residents of Guryongpo-eup and has issued a special administrative order banning gatherings of three or more people starting from midnight on the 27th.

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