미 구축함, 불법선박 체포

From: 10001 21 Jan 47 To : 18001 22 Jan 47 G-2 PERIODIC REPORT HQ 6TH INF DIV Fusan, Korea 19001 22 January 1947 No. 461. Miscellaneous. The U.S. Destroyer "HOLLISTER", DD788, during the period 2 Jan to 17 Jan 47, apprehended and seized the following illegal shipping: a. The SHING WAN WHAN, P-9, small passenger boat, was apprehended at 1200, 3 Jan, at Latitude 34° North, Longitude 126° 25' East for having 5 bags of illegal rice aboard. A Korean Coast Guard prize crew took her into CHEJU (955 - 1150). b. The SANGU WHAN, M-318, motor junk, was apprehended at 1415, 4 Jan, at Lati- tude 33'' 45' North, Longitude 126° 31' East, for carrying 8 illegal pass- engers and the following illegal cargo: tools, 500 gallons of gasoline, salted fish and 3 trucks. A Korean Coast Guard prize crew took her into MOKPO (938 - 1307). c. The KIMBU JHAN, MM-65, motor cargo boat, was apprehended at 1125, 9 Jan, at Latitude 33° 53' North, Longitude 126° 28' East, for having 900 sacks (60 kilograms per sack) of illegal rice aboard. U.S. Navy personnel did not inventory cargo but believed that more then 900 sacks were cboard; authenticity of clearance papers also extremely doubtful. A Korean Coast Guard prize crew took her into MOKPO. d. The CHUN ILL WHAN, D-673, 12 ton motor cargo boat, was apprehended at 1100, 13 Jan, at Latitude 33° 50' North, Longitude 126° 50' East, for having an illegal cargo of at least 50 bales of cotton aboard. A Korean Coast Guard prize crew took her into MOKPO. e. The CHONG KYONG WHANG, N-224, motor cargo boat with auxiliary sail, was apprehended at 1630, 15 Jan, at Latitude 33° 36' North, Longitude 126° 36' East, for having an illegal cargo of cotton, silk, and 20 sacks of rice. Destination was CHEJU Island but since the motor had broken down, the U.S. Destroyer "HOLLISTER" towed her to within 2 miles of shore and radioed the LSM 321 in the harbor to send out a launch and to turn boat over to U.S. Army at CHEJU.