Mokpo Coast Guard Rescues All 10 Crew Members Aboard Drifting Fishing Vessel at Sea

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Mokpo Coast Guard is transferring 7 passengers rescued from a passenger ship from the patrol vessel to the coastal rescue boat at the police substation. (Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Im Jae-su) urgently rescued a vessel drifting at sea due to an obstacle caught in its propeller.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police, at around 9:34 a.m. on the 9th, a report was received that a 90-ton cargo-passenger ship A, carrying 10 people on board (3 crew members and 7 passengers) and 3 vehicles, was drifting due to an obstacle caught in its propeller while departing near Jeungdo, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.

The maritime police dispatched patrol vessels and coastal rescue boats from the local police station to the scene, confirmed the safety status of the crew on board ship A, and instructed all personnel to wear life jackets.

The patrol vessel that arrived at the scene that morning immediately coordinated with the coastal rescue boat from the police station to safely rescue ship A and its crew to a nearby pier.

Since the beginning of this year, Mokpo Maritime Police has promptly responded to various maritime accidents in the jurisdiction, rescuing 506 people on 108 vessels.

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