Mokpo Coast Guard Strengthens Safety Management for Multi-Use Vessels in Spring

Proactive Safety Management in Response to Increasing Passenger Numbers

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) announced on the 13th that it will implement a 78-day proactive safety management reinforcement plan targeting multi-use vessels from the 8th of this month until May 24.

According to the Maritime Police, the number of fishing boat users from March to May last year was approximately 27,000, an increase of about 29% compared to the number of users in the winter season. Over the past three years, there have been a total of 67 fishing boat accidents, with 5 occurring during the spring period, accounting for about 7%.

Exterior view of Mokpo Maritime Police Station

Accordingly, through functional collaboration between maritime and land units such as police substations, VTS, control rooms, and patrol vessels, a publicity and guidance period will be held until the 31st of this month, followed by a special crackdown on safety violations to prevent fishing boat accidents during spring from May 1 to May 24.

The main focus of the crackdown includes △overloading and drunk navigation △not wearing life jackets △illegal fishing outside territorial waters △false entry and exit reports disguised by fishing boat crew △violations of fishing prohibited zones.

In addition, intensive safety inspections will be conducted on aging ferries and excursion boats to carry out preventive safety management.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “For safe and enjoyable marine activities during the warm spring outing season, voluntary compliance with safety rules by multi-use vessel operators and users is necessary. We will do our best to prevent casualties through continuous focused crackdowns on fishing boat violations.”

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