A Vessel Runs Aground Off Heuksando, Sinan, Jeonnam... Mokpo Coast Guard Dispatches Emergency Response

Arrival at the scene 13 minutes after accident report... Ensuring crew safety

A ship ran aground near Heuksando, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, prompting an emergency dispatch by the Coast Guard.

A ship ran aground near the waters off Heuksando, and the coast guard urgently dispatched to secure the safety of one crew member on board.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) received a report at 6:26 a.m. on the 6th that fishing vessel A (2.5 tons, aquaculture management vessel, registered in Heuksan, with one crew member) was grounded while navigating near Heuksando, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.

The Coast Guard immediately dispatched patrol ships and coastal rescue boats, and 13 minutes after receiving the report, at 6:39 a.m., the coastal rescue boat arrived at the scene, secured the safety of the single crew member, fixed the hull of the grounded vessel, installed position marking buoys, and conducted safety management.

Vessel A departed from Heuksan Port, Sinan-gun, at 5:58 a.m. that day and ran aground on nearby rocks after being pushed by swells due to unknown steering performance issues while navigating.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “Considering the local tide, we plan to conduct focused safety management in the nearby waters until the vessel can refloat under its own power after 5 p.m. on the 6th.”

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