Seogwipo Coast Guard Rescues Flooded Vessel off Marado Coast

[Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Jeongpil] Seogwipo Maritime Police Station (Chief Hwang Junhyun) announced that at around 04:20 AM on the 20th, they safely rescued the flooded vessel A (29t, longline, Seogwipo-registered, 8 crew members) near Marado and docked it at Seogwipo Port.

At around 00:09 AM that day, a report was received via Jeju Safety Agency to Seogwipo Maritime Police that vessel A was flooding in the engine room for unknown reasons and the hull was tilting about 15 to 20 degrees, 5.5 km south of Marado.

Seogwipo Maritime Police immediately dispatched patrol boats, coastal rescue boats, and rescue teams. At around 00:59 AM, the coastal rescue boat from Hwasun Police Substation arrived on site, and the dispatched officers boarded the flooded vessel A to check the safety status of the crew and vessel, then promptly operated the bilge pumps to carry out the rescue.

After the pumping operation significantly reduced the flooding, at around 01:50 AM, vessel A was able to use its own engine, and while continuing to operate the bilge pumps, it navigated under its own power and docked at Seogwipo Port at around 04:20 AM.

The cause of the flooding on vessel A was reported to be due to the disconnection of the freezer cooling water hose, which caused coolant leakage. All 8 crew members were rescued without any health issues.

The captain also tested negative for alcohol consumption.

Jeju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Jeongpil panax33@asiae.co.kr

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