‘Operation in the dark’ Fishing boats hit the docks … 3 dead, 19 injured (3 reports in total)

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A fishing boat sailing in the dark early in the morning crashed into a bridge pier, killing 3 and injuring 19 people.

At 5:40 am on the 31st, the 9.77t class fishing boat ‘Blue Sea 3’, which passed under the Wonsananmyeon bridge connecting Anmyeondo in Taean-gun, Chungnam province, and Wonsan-do in Boryeong-si , collided with pier No.

In the accident, three of the 22 people between the ages of 40 and 60, including A (62), were killed among the 22 people who were on a fishing boat. A person in his 30s was also unconscious due to a head injury and was transferred to Dankook University Hospital in Cheonan for treatment.

Another 3 people, including B (46), are seriously injured, and 15 people, including Captain C (42), are distributed to 10 nearby hospitals, including Seosan Medical Center and Yesan General Hospital, respectively, and receive treatment.

The victims were each family or acquaintance, and most of them were outsiders, Haekyung said.

After making an online reservation to fish such as flatfish on the weekend, 2-5 people from all over the country came to Boryeong in pairs. Some people came alone.

At the time of the rescue, all members of the crew were wearing life jackets.

The fishing boat in the accident was heading to Yongseom, Nokdo, after leaving Boryeong Ocheon port at 4:50 a.m. the same day.

Captain C stated in the initial investigation that they “sailed at a speed of about 15 knots (about 27 km per hour)”, but the Coast Guard confirmed that it took up to 18 knots (about 33 km per hour) on the ship’s system. .

A member of the crew said: “Suddenly the ship shook a lot with a loud crash.”

Blue Sea No. 3 seats 22 people and did not go overboard. There were no anomalies in the measurement of the captain’s drink.

At the time of departure, the height of the waves was approximately 1 m and the sailing conditions were good as the fog was not too thick.

However, the surroundings were found to be dark because the departure time and the time of the accident were before dawn.

A maritime police official explained: “It is estimated that the captain was unable to avoid the pier at a relatively high speed in the dark,” and “It appears that the speed was increased slightly to get ahead of the so-called point, which is a good catch of fishes”.

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For this reason, in social networks it is pointed out that to achieve a good positioning it is necessary to modify the behavior of competitive departure from the port early.

According to current regulations, there is no problem if you leave after 4 am and return to the port only before 8 pm

That day, when the crashed ship left port, several other fishing boats are known to have set out in the dark.

To reduce these large-scale accidents, the word that the operating time for fishing and marine leisure should be adjusted after sunrise and before sunset is expected to gain convincing force.

The Boryeong Coast Guard, which has organized an accident countermeasures team, plans to investigate the details of the case by accusing Captain Blue Sea 3 of negligence and homicide.

He also plans to confirm the facts of the ship operator’s position that “we have insured for all passengers on board.”

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The grieving family visited the Boryeong Coast Guard at 2 p.m. the same day to hear an explanation of the accident and confirmed the time of dispatch and rescue work.

A maritime affairs official said: “After speaking the words of comfort, I told him in detail about the entire accident.”

The Wonsan-Anmyeon Bridge, a sea bridge connecting Wonsan-Anmyeon-do (total length 1.8 km), was fully opened on December 26 last year, nine years after construction began.

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