Sacheon Coast Guard: "Please Make Sure to Check Fuel Before Departure!"

Gyeongnam Sacheon Coast Guard is salvaging a fishing boat that stopped at sea due to fuel shortage.
[Photo by Sacheon Coast Guard]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] At around 7:33 a.m. on the 2nd, a 2.99-ton trap fishing boat ran out of fuel and stopped at sea south of the breakwater of Samcheonpo Power Plant in Sacheon-si, Gyeongnam.

According to Sacheon Coast Guard, the vessel ran out of fuel and the engine stopped while returning to Palpo Port after finishing fishing operations.

After receiving a report from the captain, a man in his 40s, Sacheon Coast Guard urged the captain to wear a life jacket and dispatched a coastal rescue boat from Sacheon Police Substation to the scene.

The captain's health condition was good, and there were no abnormalities in the alcohol test results.

The Coast Guard confirmed that there were no other problems besides the engine stoppage and moved the boat to Palpo Port.

A Sacheon Coast Guard official said, “Please check that there is enough fuel before departure and thoroughly inspect navigation equipment and other devices to prevent accidents.”

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