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you live on an island and do not have a bridge or a boat, how do you get to and from the land?

It is said that about 1,800 inhabitants of the island in this situation are using fishing boats for a high price.

Above all, this ship is not safe.



This is reporter Min Kyung-ho.



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3.5km south of Gyeongnam Tongyeong land.



Ogokdo, a small island with 17 residents, was discontinued in 2006 after passenger ships were stopped due to fewer people.



Since there is no boat service, 17 residents living here on Ogokdo have to rent a fishing boat like this in order to travel to and from the land within 10 minutes.



The head of the island village and grandfather Jeong-ok Jeong also spent 60,000 won round trip to attend the Suhyup meeting in downtown Tongyeong.



[Go Jeong-ok/Tongyeong Ogokdo Lee Jang: I had a meeting at Suhyup, so it’s my way to go.

It goes back and forth like this once and costs 60,000 won, 60,000 won.

Round trip.]



The biggest worry is what to do if you suddenly get sick.



[Go Jeong-ok/Tongyeong Ogokdo Lee Jang: If I get sick or not (I’m most worried.) I’m old and then…

(If you live on land, you will come to 119, but what if there is such a thing on the island?) Then, whether you die or not, you can't



do

it.]

There are 73 islands nationwide that do not have a bridge and do not reach official ships such as cruise ships and passenger ships, and 1 inhabitants. It is 1,780 people.



Although I know it's illegal, I have to rent a fishing boat, but the expensive freight is also a problem, but the safety issue is also big.



From 2016 to July, 289 accidents occurred on official ships such as passenger ships, and there were no deaths or disappearances, while 1,148 accidents occurred in fishing boats during the same period, killing 20 people.



In the National Assembly, a revision of the law is being promoted to include island transportation in public transportation and to provide subsidies for route operation.



[Jeonjeom-sik Jeong/Representative Power of the People: Residents of the island who do not even have transportation are deprived of basic rights.

We will establish a basis for supporting transportation expenses in island areas and expand the range of subsidies for routes with deficit (we will go out.)] Although the



target population is small, transportation is a basic citizenship, so it is necessary to prepare countermeasures for residents in areas with limited traffic.



(Video coverage: Kim Hyun-sang and Lee Yong-han, video editing: Park Ki-deok)