Mokpo Coast Guard Arrests Captain for Drunk Sailing near Heuksan Port

Caught During Maritime Patrol by Police Substation... Blood Alcohol Concentration Confirmed at 0.073%

A captain in his 50s was caught by the Coast Guard for operating a vessel at sea while intoxicated.

The Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) apprehended Captain B (in his 50s) on the 29th for violating the Maritime Safety Act by operating fishing vessel A (4.53t, coastal trap) under the influence of alcohol.

Mokpo Coast Guard is conducting a breathalyzer test on Captain B near Heuksan Port, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

According to the Coast Guard on the 30th, Captain B was caught on the afternoon of the 29th at around 2:10 PM near Heuksan Port, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, during a special crackdown on summer peak season maritime drunk driving, for operating a vessel while intoxicated (violation of the Maritime Safety Act).

Captain B had consumed alcohol and departed from Damuldo Port, Sinan-gun, at approximately 1:30 PM on the 29th, navigating about 3.2 nautical miles (6 km) to Heuksan Port. The Mokpo Coast Guard Heuksan Substation’s inspection confirmed a blood alcohol concentration of 0.073%.

Under the Maritime Safety Act, the threshold for drunk navigation enforcement is a blood alcohol concentration of 0.03% or higher, and operating a vessel under 5 tons while intoxicated can result in a fine of up to 5 million KRW.

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