5 rescued after falling overboard off coast of Jeju

Five crew members who fell overboard from a cargo ship off the southern coast of Seogwipo, Jeju Island, on Friday were all rescued by the Coast Guard, according to authorities.

2025-12-12

S-Oil honors nine officers for heroic acts at sea

S-Oil, together with the Korea Coast Guard and the Korea National Council on Social Welfare, honored nine officers for life-saving acts at sea during the 2025 Hero Maritime Police Officers awards ceremony held at the Mapo Garden Hotel.

2025-12-09

Arrest warrants issued for sailors involved in ferry grounding

Arrest warrants were issued on Saturday for the first mate and helmsman suspected of grounding a ferry off the southwestern coast earlier this week, the Coast Guard said.

2025-11-23

Coast Guard seeks arrest warrant for captain over ferry grounding

The Coast Guard on Sunday sought an arrest warrant for the captain of a passenger ferry that ran aground last week, leading to the rescue of all 267 people aboard.

2025-11-23

Ferry first mate, helmsman from grounding incident face pretrial detention hearing

The first mate and the helmsman of the Queen Jenuvia II underwent a pretrial detention hearing on Saturday for charges of gross negligence resulting in injury.

2025-11-22

Investigation ongoing into ferry grounding as crew members face gross negligence charges

The Mokpo Coast Guard applied for arrest warrants for the first mate and helmsman of the ferry Queen Jenuvia II, which ran aground off the coast of Shinan County, South Jeolla on Wednesday.

2025-11-21

Ferry returned to port following grounding near Shinan County

A 26,546-ton passenger ferry that ran aground near an uninhabited island off Shinan County, South Jeolla, returned to Mokpo Port under its own power approximately nine hours after the accident on Wednesday evening.

2025-11-20

Ferry runs aground off Korea's southwest coast with 267 aboard, five injured

A passenger ship carrying 267 people ran aground off the coast of Shinan County, South Jeolla, on Tuesday night, prompting an extensive maritime rescue operation.

2025-11-19

Ship with 267 aboard hits rocks, rescue teams on scene

A passenger ship carrying 267 people crashed into a rock islet near Jangsan Island off the coast of Shinan, South Jeolla late Wednesday, with the Coast Guard immediately launching a rescue operation, according to authorities Wednesday.