All Crew Members Rescued After 14 Hours from Fishing Vessel Grounded at Seongsan Ilchulbong Sea

On the 31st of last month, the Jeju Coast Guard rescued the crew members of a fishing boat stranded on the coast of Seongsan Ilchulbong by airlifting them to land via helicopter. Photo by Seogwipo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters (Jeju) Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Five crew members aboard a fishing vessel stranded near Seongsan Ilchulbong in Seogwipo were all rescued by the coast guard after 14 hours.

According to the Seogwipo Coast Guard, at around 9:27 p.m. on the 31st of last month, a jigging fishing vessel A (6.3t) with five crew members on board was confirmed to be stranded in the southeast sea of Seongsan Ilchulbong through the Vessel Positioning and Alerting Safety System (V-PASS), and rescue personnel were immediately dispatched.

At the time of the accident, the site was experiencing strong winds and high swell waves of 3 to 3.5 meters, making the 13-hour rescue attempt difficult due to limited access to the scene.

At around 10 a.m. on the 1st, six rescue workers attempted to enter the rocky area where the crew had taken refuge using a rescue boat but failed. Two rescue workers were injured with leg fractures and other injuries after the rescue boat capsized due to high waves and collided with the rocks.

Eventually, at around 11 a.m., a helicopter was deployed to the scene to rescue the five crew members first and transport them to the hospital. The seven rescue workers, including the two injured, escaped to land using the rescue boat.

The two injured rescue workers were transported to a hospital in Jeju City via 119 emergency services waiting at Seongsan Port.

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