Yeosu Coast Guard Reports No Casualties in Ship Fire off Geumodo Island

Fire of Unknown Cause Occurs on Fishing Vessel; 3 Crew Members Safe

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu Maritime Police Station (Chief Park Je-su) announced on the 23rd that "a fire broke out on a 9-ton fishing vessel off Geumo-do, Yeosu, but the three crew members transferred to another vessel, and no casualties occurred."

According to Yeosu Maritime Police, at 7:01 a.m. on the same day, a fire broke out on a 9-ton coastal composite fishing vessel A (registered in Yeosu, with 3 crew members) about 2 km east of Geumo-do, Yeosu, and the incident was reported via the vessel's VHF-DSC (Very High Frequency Digital Selective Calling) communication device.

[Photo by Yeosu Coast Guard]

After receiving the report, Yeosu Maritime Police dispatched nearby patrol vessels and rescue teams, and before the patrol vessels arrived, all three crew members of vessel A had already transferred to another ship and were safe.

Currently, vessel A is emitting flames and heavy smoke from the exterior of the hull, and six patrol vessels have been mobilized to suppress the fire using firefighting equipment.

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr