Mokpo Coast Guard Conducts Special Crackdown on Illegal Fishing Boat Modifications

Proactive Prevention of Marine Accidents Due to Loss of Resilience... Establishing Maritime Safety

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 8th that it will conduct a special crackdown for one month from the 7th of this month to the 6th of next month to proactively prevent illegal activities causing loss of stability, such as illegal expansion and modification of fishing vessels.

Exterior view of Mokpo Maritime Police Station

The main targets of the crackdown are △ unauthorized construction and modification △ failure to undergo inspection or violation of maintaining condition after inspection △ failure to mark the loaded draft line, and other illegal acts affecting the stability of fishing vessels.

As of September 1, 22 fishing vessels were caught for illegal expansion and modification within the jurisdiction of Mokpo Maritime Police Station, an increase compared to 14 vessels last year. Accordingly, the maritime police plan to conduct focused crackdowns related to loss of stability to proactively prevent maritime accidents.

In particular, last month, 10 fishing vessels were caught violating the Fishing Vessel Act for arbitrarily installing crew quarters inside trap storage racks around Jindo, Jeollanam-do.

Seo Nam-su, head of the investigation division at Mokpo Maritime Police Station, said, “We will create a culture of safety accident prevention through promotional activities targeting local fishermen and continue to carry out crackdowns on illegal acts such as illegal expansion and modification that directly threaten the lives of the public.”

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