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...