Chung Hee-yong, ruling party, said, "Only 26% of domestic coastal passenger ships have facilities to prepare for electric vehicle fires."

Seven out of 10 coastal ferries connecting major domestic ports to islands were not equipped with electric vehicle fire response equipment, according to a survey.

According to data received by Chung Hee-yong, a member of the National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Committee, from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, only 37 out of 114 ferries, or 26% of them, were equipped with suffocation guns.

In particular, Chung said that despite the recent increase in the number of electric vehicles being transported by passenger ships, there is a lack of preparation for fire, and pointed out that response equipment should be quickly distributed to coastal ferries and major ports.