The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch of the Coast Guard Administration, Ocean Affairs Council, stated through a press release today that at 9:08 AM yesterday, an unidentified small boat was detected moving toward the shore in the Beiding waters of Kinmen. The sea conditions on site were poor. The Coast Guard locked onto the target throughout the process, dispatched a patrol boat to rush to the scene for investigation, and collaborated with friendly forces to conduct shore searches. They found only an outboard motor and fishing gear on the boat, with no personnel or oil spills found.

The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch pointed out that in addition to immediately initiating shore and sea search and clearance operations, the Coast Guard also contacted the mainland side to assist in the search through the cross-strait collaborative law enforcement mechanism. At 2:50 PM yesterday, they received a reply from the mainland side that the small boat was a mainland fishing boat "Jin Jin Tang A2-051," which drifted away from the pier accidentally due to poor weather and failure to properly tie the cables.

The Kinmen-Matsu-Penghu Branch stated that at 11:31 AM today, it received another notification from the mainland side. After contacting the owner of the "Jin" boat, they agreed to abandon the boat. The whole case will be coordinated with the responsible units to announce the clearance in accordance with the "Waste Disposal Act" and other regulations.

The Coast Guard Administration pointed out that preventing and handling small target smuggling has been listed as the current focus of duty. It is actively strengthening duty deployment, introducing technological equipment to assist in duties, and improving overall duty effectiveness. To enhance border defense resilience and leverage the energy of all citizens in assisting duties, the reward for reporting maritime cases has been increased. The public is urged to call the "118" report hotline if they discover any abnormal maritime situations to jointly maintain shore and sea security. (Editor: Zhang Yajing) 1150409

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  • Source: CNA (Central News Agency)
  • Category: News
  • Dates in source: 1150409