Flight Attendant A: "Japanese Engineer Secretly Entered My Room"
Drawer with Underwear Also Found Open
"Company Ordered Other Employees to 'Keep Quiet'"
A Korean passenger ship crew member reported that a Japanese engineer secretly entered her cabin, but it was revealed that the company tried to cover up the incident.
On the 26th, YTN reported the experience of A, a crew member in her 30s working on an international passenger ship traveling between Korea and Japan. According to the report, last month while preparing for passenger disembarkation at Busan Port, A suddenly remembered that she had left her hairstyling tools plugged into the room’s outlet and hurried back. However, the door, which should have been closed, was open, and upon entering, even the drawer where she kept her underwear was open. At that moment, someone quickly hid behind the curtain.
A asked repeatedly who it was, but there was no response. Eventually, when she forcibly opened the curtain, she found B, a Japanese engineer of the ship, there. Extremely shocked, A reported the incident to the chief steward and the captain and requested that they notify the police. However, this was not accepted.
A claimed, "The company told me they preferred not to report it to the police," adding, "I felt they did not want to make a big issue out of it." As a result, no report was filed against B, who returned to Japan the next day and disembarked without incident. A left the ship due to anxiety that he might have entered her room without permission before, and it is known that she is currently receiving psychiatric treatment.
In response, the shipping company stated, "After the incident, we strengthened staff training and replaced the crew cabin locks with electronic ones." However, it was confirmed that no apology was made to A. Additionally, there are allegations that the Korean company to which A belongs instructed other female crew members not to disclose the incident.
Currently, A is considering legal action regarding the incident. She expressed that although there is a possibility the case might end without punishment if the Japanese side does not cooperate, she wants to document the incident to prevent harm to the public.
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