West Sea Coast Guard Agency Implements Comprehensive Crackdown on Safety Violations to Ensure Maritime Safety

Intensive Crackdown on Overloading and Overcrowding of Ships Directly Related to Public Safety

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Agency (Commissioner Kim In-chang) announced on the 29th that it will conduct a comprehensive crackdown on safety violation acts to prevent maritime accidents from May 1 to May 31.

To prevent ship accidents directly related to the lives of the people, the agency plans to focus on cracking down on violations such as exceeding the passenger capacity by disguising as temporary passengers on cargo ships, failure to comply with securing cargo guidelines on coastal cargo ships, unauthorized construction or modification of fishing vessels related to loss of stability, failure to undergo inspections, and illegal expansions or modifications after inspections, thereby ensuring the safety of vessels navigating the southwestern coast.

During the investigation of a collision accident on the 17th in the waters off Wando-gun, Jeollanam-do, between cargo ship A (5,900 tons) and LNG carrier B (9,000 tons), the West Sea Coast Guard confirmed that ship A was overloaded with passengers. To address such safety negligence regarding ship overloading and overcapacity and to proactively prevent accidents, a comprehensive crackdown on safety violation acts will be conducted.

A representative from the West Sea Coast Guard Investigation Division stated, “We plan to strictly enforce the law against violations directly related to public safety and will strengthen educational activities through banners and electronic display boards.”

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