A fishing boat collided with a 44,000-ton cargo ship early on May 26 near the west coast of South Korea, off Gunsan city, after the fishing boat’s autopilot system was not set correctly. The accident occurred around 4:56 a.m., about 11 kilometers southeast of Eocheong Island.
The South Korean Coast Guard found the fishing boat’s bow deeply embedded into the portside bow of the cargo ship, making movement impossible. They attached a tow line to the fishing vessel and carefully separated the two ships before towing them back to port for inspection and further investigation.
There were no injuries reported among the 19 crew members aboard the cargo ship or the six people on the fishing boat, which had departed early that morning from Daecheon Port in Boryeong for crab fishing.
The Coast Guard confirmed the fishing boat’s captain had failed to properly operate the autopilot, which led to the collision.
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