Incheon Fishing Boat Fire Injures Four

A fire broke out on a fishing boat operating near Yeongheungdo in Incheon, injuring four people, including the captain and marine police officers. Incheon Marine Police Station said a report came in around 6:51 a.m. on 31st about a blaze on a 9.77-ton class fishing vessel roughly 0.9 nautical miles south of Yeongheungdo, Ongjin County. Marine police received a distress signal via the V-PASS system and dispatched patrol vessels and coastal rescue boats to extinguish the fire and save everyone aboard. All 22 people—captain, crew, and 20 anglers—were rescued. The captain, two anglers, and two marine police officers were taken to hospital after smoke inhalation; officials said their conditions were stable. The fire was fully extinguished at 7:22 a.m.