Yeosu Coast Guard Takes Action on Safety Management of Multi-Use Vessels During Spring Outing Season

Increase in Passengers Using Multi-Use Vessels in Spring

Preventing Illegal Activities and Ensuring Safety Accident Prevention

Yeosu Maritime Police Station (Chief Choi Kyung-geun) announced that it will strengthen safety management to prevent marine accidents involving multi-use vessels such as passenger and ferry boats and fishing boats during the spring outing season.

According to Yeosu Maritime Police, due to the expected surge in multi-use vessel operations and passengers as well as low visibility during the agricultural fog season, a promotional and guidance period will be held until March 29, followed by intensive safety management of multi-use vessels from March 30 to May 24 (56 days).

[Photo by Yeosu Coast Guard]

Over the past three years, approximately 290,000 passengers used passenger and ferry boats during the spring outing season (March to May), an increase of about 90,000 compared to the winter season (December to February). During this period, there were 25 fishing boat accidents, accounting for about 19% of all accidents (131 cases).

Yeosu Maritime Police will comprehensively analyze spring passenger trends and safety risk factors to establish region-specific safety measures. They will also conduct joint public-private safety inspections, including on-site guidance and inspections to remove hazards at passenger and ferry boat docks in advance.

In particular, special crackdowns will be conducted to prevent accidents, targeting major fishing boat violations such as overloading, drunk operation, violation of business zones, malfunctioning location transmitters, and failure to verify passenger identities.

A Yeosu Maritime Police official stated, “We will thoroughly implement safety management for multi-use vessels to prevent marine accidents during the spring outing season and ensure safe marine leisure activities, while promoting awareness of marine safety culture.”

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