4t Fishing Boat Caught on Submerged Rock... Changwon Coast Guard Crew Emergency Rescue

All crew members of a fishing boat that became stuck on an underwater rock were rescued by the Coast Guard.

According to the Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam on the 21st, a report was received at 6:14 a.m. that a 4-ton fishing boat had run aground near the Geoga Bridge in Jangmok-myeon, Geoje-si.

The fishing boat had departed from Myeongdong Port in Jinhae-gu, Changwon-si at 5:39 a.m. and was heading to the fishing site when it ran aground after hitting an underwater rock that was not noticed.

The rock where the boat was stuck was identified as a shoal rock that is usually submerged underwater and invisible but becomes exposed above the sea surface only when the water depth decreases.

Changwon Coast Guard is conducting rescue operations on a stranded fishing boat.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

Upon receiving the report, the Changwon Coast Guard dispatched patrol vessels, the Changwon Rescue Team, and the coastal rescue boat from the Sinhang Police Substation to the scene, and all crew members were rescued by 6:30 a.m., just 16 minutes after the accident occurred.

The grounded vessel was tilted about 10 degrees to the left and had 10 people on board, including the captain, five in their 60s, and five in their 50s.

The Coast Guard confirmed that the health condition of the crew was normal and transported them to a nearby port.

An emergency drainage operation was conducted to remove water that had risen in the engine room, and the Changwon Rescue Team was deployed to check for any breaches in the lower part of the boat.

Based on the captain’s statement, the Coast Guard is investigating the exact cause of the accident and plans to move the vessel to a nearby harbor or port once the safety inspection of the hull is completed.

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