"Illegal Water Leisure Activities Persist"… Gyeonggi-do, 61 Cases Detected

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province has cracked down on water leisure businesses and individual operators who operated water leisure equipment without a license or illegally carried passengers on unregistered water leisure equipment around the Namhangang and Bukhangang rivers.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 15th that from July 10 to August 29, in cooperation with the Incheon and Pyeongtaek Coast Guard stations and city and county authorities, it conducted inspections targeting 128 water leisure businesses and individual operators in 11 cities and counties around the Namhangang and Bukhangang rivers, including Gapyeong and Namyangju, and uncovered a total of 61 violations of the "Water Leisure Safety Act."

Among the major violations, Mr. A was caught by the inspection team operating a water motorcycle without a license at a water leisure business in Namyangju City. Mr. A will face punishment of up to one year imprisonment or a fine of up to 10 million won for violating Article 20 of the Water Leisure Safety Act.

Water leisure business B, located in Yeoju City, was fined 1 million won for violating Article 44 of the Water Leisure Safety Act after being caught towing water skis and wakeboards with a motorboat without having water leisure towing insurance, which is mandatory when operating such equipment.

Kim Seong-gon, Director of the Marine Fisheries Division of Gyeonggi Province, said, "Although the number of violations has decreased compared to 85 cases last year, the proportion of unlicensed operations has increased from 14% last year to 20% this year, indicating that illegal activities are still widespread. We will strengthen pre-education for water leisure safety monitors to ensure that many visitors to Gyeonggi Province can enjoy safe water leisure activities."

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