Jet Skis and Boats Roaming the Sea Suddenly Stall... Changwon Coast Guard Launches Rescue

Over the weekend, a series of stoppage incidents involving vessels occurred in Busan and Geoje, Gyeongnam, prompting Changwon Coast Guard to conduct crew rescues and salvage operations for the stranded vessels.

According to Changwon Coast Guard, at around 2:41 p.m. on the 17th, a personal watercraft got stuck on a sandbar approximately 0.6 km north of Jinwudo, Gangseo-gu, Busan.

The personal watercraft had departed from Sinho Port in Busan around 2 p.m. that day and was cruising near Jinwudo when it became immobilized after hitting a sandbar in a shallow area of the sea surface.

Changwon Coast Guard is approaching a personal watercraft stuck on a sand dune using a civilian marine rescue boat.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

Upon receiving the report, Changwon Coast Guard dispatched the land patrol team from Sinhang Police Substation to the accident site and mobilized a civilian marine rescue vessel.

They rescued two crew members aboard the personal watercraft and transferred them to nearby Sinho Port. Utilizing the rising tide, they coordinated with a civilian fishing boat to bring the stranded watercraft back to the harbor.

Changwon Coast Guard is towing a boat that was stranded at sea due to engine failure by attaching it to a private marine rescue vessel and moving it to the harbor.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

At around 1:24 p.m. the same day, Changwon Coast Guard responded to a report of a 2-ton motorboat breakdown approximately 0.6 km off Sinho Port, Gangseo-gu, Busan, rescuing two crew members and towing the vessel to the port.

On the 16th at 6:33 p.m., they received a report of a 2-ton motorboat breakdown near Jeodo, Geoje City, and deployed patrol vessels and civilian marine rescue boats to rescue one crew member and assist in bringing the boat into port.

A Changwon Coast Guard official stated, “When using personal watercraft or vessels, please thoroughly check weather conditions, tides, and landmarks before departure, and carefully inspect fuel and navigation equipment in advance.”

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