Overview
- The captain is accused of causing injury by gross negligence and violating the Seafarers Act for leaving the wheelhouse during narrow-channel navigation.
- The first mate and helmsman were arrested after a Mokpo court approved warrants over concerns about possible flight or evidence destruction.
- Investigators say the first mate looked at his mobile phone, relied on autopilot, failed to alter course about 1,600 meters before impact, and noticed danger only 13 seconds before the collision.
- The helmsman, an Indonesian national, has denied responsibility, asserting that forward lookout was the first mate’s duty and that he was focused on the gyrocompass.
- All 267 people aboard were rescued with 30 treated for pains, and a joint inspection found no structural defects in the 26,546-ton Queen Jenuvia II after it was refloated.