West Sea Coast Guard Yeosu Aviation Unit, Vessel Caught for Failing to Report Crew Changes

One Unreported Individual Found to Be an Undocumented Foreign Crew Member

The West Sea Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Chief Kim Inchang) Yeosu Aviation Unit announced on the 8th that during an aerial patrol near Naro Island, Goheung-gun, Jeollanam-do, they discovered a vessel suspected of failing to report crew changes and conducted a joint crackdown with a patrol ship, arresting one person who failed to report crew changes.

One person who failed to report a change in crew members was apprehended in a joint operation by Yeosu Aviation Unit and patrol vessels near Naro Island, Goheung County.
[Photo by Seohae Regional Coast Guard]

On the morning of the 7th at 9:52 AM, the West Sea Headquarters Yeosu Aviation Unit discovered a vessel suspected of failing to report crew changes (4-ton class, 2 crew members) about 5 km east of Naro Island and dispatched a patrol ship to arrest a foreign crew member A (in his 40s, Vietnamese nationality) whose stay period had expired.

The Coast Guard handed over Mr. A to the Yeosu Immigration Office, and the shipowner B, who employed Mr. A as a crew member, is also scheduled to be investigated on charges of illegal employment of foreigners.

Failure to report crew changes can cause confusion during rescue operations due to discrepancies between registered crew and actual onboard personnel in the event of a ship accident, so fishermen are urged to exercise special caution.

Kim Taeil, head of the Yeosu Aviation Unit, said, “We will continue aerial patrols and preventive crackdowns to prevent various crimes and ensure prompt rescue operations.”

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