Fishing Boat Fire off Incheon Mungapdo Sea... All 22 Rescued

The coast guard is extinguishing a fire on a fishing boat.
[Photo by Incheon Coast Guard]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] At around 1:14 PM on the 7th, a fire broke out on fishing vessel A, weighing 9.77 tons, approximately 3.7 km west of Mungapdo, Ongjin-gun, Incheon.

The hull of vessel A was damaged by the fire, but all 22 people on board, including the captain and anglers, were rescued.

Incheon Coast Guard, upon receiving the fire report, dispatched a total of 19 rescue units in cooperation with Pyeongtaek Coast Guard and the West Sea 5 Islands Special Security Unit, including 10 patrol vessels, 1 aircraft, 6 civilian autonomous rescue boats, and 2 navy ships.

After vessel A failed to extinguish the fire on its own, the 22 crew members donned life jackets and entered the sea. While drifting, some were rescued by nearby fishing vessels.

An Incheon Coast Guard official stated, "The health condition of the crew members has been confirmed to be normal," and added, "Once the firefighting operations on the vessel are completed, we plan to conduct a thorough investigation into the exact cause of the fire, starting with the captain."

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