Mokpo Coast Guard Emergency Dispatch for Maritime Vessel Collision and Sinking Incident

Accidents Occur One After Another at Dawn... No Casualties Reported

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) urgently dispatched to the scene of consecutive maritime vessel collisions and flooding accidents in the early morning of the 2nd.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police, at around 4:39 a.m. that day, a report was received that fishing vessel A (9.77t, coastal gillnet, Jin-do registration, 3 crew members) and fishing vessel B (9.77t, coastal gillnet, Mokpo registration, 5 crew members) collided near Jaewon-do, Sinan-gun.

Mokpo Coast Guard dispatched to the scene to rescue the collided vessel.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

The maritime police immediately dispatched rescue forces including patrol vessels to the scene, instructed all crew members to wear life jackets, and conducted navigation safety broadcasts and rescue cooperation broadcasts near the accident area through Mokpo Metropolitan VTS.

At around 4:58 a.m., patrol vessel (P-35) arrived at the scene, boarded the accident vessels to secure the safety of the crew, blocked air vents to prevent oil spill damage, checked the breach points, and carried out water drainage using pumps.

Earlier, at around 4:16 a.m. on the same day, a report was received that a tugboat (7.93t, Sinan registration, 1 crew member) navigating near Nodae-do, Bigeum, Sinan-gun, had a rope caught in the screw of the barge (1.98t, Sinan registration, 1 crew member) it was towing, causing flooding.

The maritime police arrived at the scene within 16 minutes of the report via the coastal rescue boat of the local police substation, secured the safety of the tugboat and barge crew at the accident site, conducted navigation safety broadcasts in the nearby waters (Mokpo Metropolitan VTS), and considering the tide, the vessels self-exited around 8 a.m., with close safety management maintained until arrival at Songgong Port at 10 a.m.

Meanwhile, after completing safety measures such as water drainage related to the collision vessels, the maritime police conducted a self-towing operation between the accident vessels at around 6:20 a.m., maintaining close safety management until safe arrival at Bukhang, Mokpo City at 9:52 a.m.

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