Mokpo Coast Guard Catches Three Fishing Boats Operating During High Seas Warning

Violation of the Fishing Vessel Safety Operation Act
for "Gim" Harvesting Vessels

Mokpo Coast Guard (Chief Kwon Oseong) announced on the 25th that they had caught three aquaculture management vessels at Hoedong Port in Gogun-myeon, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, on the morning of the 24th, operating illegally despite a high seas warning being in effect.

These vessels are suspected of violating the Fishing Vessel Safety Operation Act by departing to harvest seaweed in the southwestern sea even though a high seas warning was in effect.

Mokpo Coast Guard apprehended three aquaculture management vessels that operated despite a storm warning. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

According to the Fishing Vessel Safety Operation Act, from November 1 to March 31 of the following year, vessels under 30 tons are prohibited from departing or operating when a high seas warning is issued. Violators are subject to administrative penalties.

An official from Mokpo Coast Guard urged, "Departing during a weather advisory greatly increases the risk of accidents, so please refrain from reckless departures and fishing operations."

Meanwhile, Mokpo Coast Guard is conducting a special winter maritime safety crackdown from November 21 last year to the 28th of this month, in response to the increased risk of maritime accidents due to worsening winter weather conditions.

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