Mokpo Coast Guard, Full Efforts on Safety Measures for Vessels Navigating at Night Amid Weekend Bad Weather Conditions

Two Cases of Fishing Nets Tangled on Fishing and Auxiliary Vessels During Gale Warning

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) made every effort to handle emergency situations involving vessels obstructing navigation at night amid deteriorating weather conditions, including the issuance of a wind and wave advisory for the entire offshore area of the southern West Sea last weekend.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 13th, at around 9:39 PM on the 11th, a report was received that the tugboat A (80t, 4 crew members) and the barge B (2883t, 1 crew member) were making an emergency evasive maneuver due to strong winds and tidal currents accelerating during the spring tide about 5 km southeast offshore from Bulmugido, Sinan-gun, when a towline got entangled in the propeller of tugboat A, making navigation difficult.

Mokpo Coast Guard is taking safety measures for vessels navigating at night amid worsening weather conditions last weekend.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard]

The maritime police dispatched patrol vessels to the scene, checked the crew and condition of the vessels involved, and conducted safety management including guiding surrounding vessels to detour.

Meanwhile, tugboat A removed the towline entangled in the propeller through a diving company it arranged by itself at around 8:25 PM the next day and then moved to a nearby shelter.

Subsequently, at 2:19 AM on the 12th, a report was received that the towline was entangled in the propeller of tugboat C (138t, 6 crew members) about 2 km south offshore from Anmado, Yeonggwang-gun, causing navigation to stop along with barge D (3023t, 1 crew member).

The maritime police urgently dispatched a 1000-ton patrol vessel (Ship 1010) to the scene, towed the vessel C, and safely handed it over to the shipping company's own mobilized vessel E (107t, tugboat, 4 crew members).

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “The maritime police will do their best to protect the precious lives and property of the public in seas where winter weather deterioration is frequent.”

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