Collision of Ship near Eumji-do, Jinhae-gu... 1 Dead, 3 Injured

Changwon Maritime Police are transporting the injured. [Image source=Changwon Maritime Police Station]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] At around 5:31 a.m. on the 14th, a fishing boat collided with a moored barge near Eumjido, Myeongdong, Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam, resulting in one death and three serious injuries.

According to the Changwon Coast Guard, at around 5:25 a.m., a 1-ton fishing boat departing from Sinmyeong Port in Jinhae-gu collided at 5:31 a.m. with a 500-ton barge moored near Eumjido.

Fishing boat involved in the collision (left) and the barge. [Image source=Changwon Maritime Police Station]

After receiving the report, the Coast Guard dispatched patrol vessels, the Jinhae Police Station coastal rescue boat, and the Changwon rescue team to the scene, and requested support from a private rescue boat.

Immediately upon arrival, with the cooperation of the private rescue boat, the fishing boat was guided to Myeongdong Port and docked. The captain and three crew members aboard the fishing boat were handed over to the 119 emergency medical team and transported to the hospital.

As a result of the accident, among the crew, a man in his 40s sustained a facial injury causing bleeding, a man in his 50s suffered a fracture in his left leg, and a man in his 60s injured his neck.

The captain, a man in his 80s, was found unconscious at the scene and was transported to the hospital but ultimately passed away.

The Changwon Coast Guard plans to investigate the exact circumstances of the accident based on statements from the fishing boat and barge crew members.

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