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Marine transportation system and that of inland transportation in China are extremely complicated. As a natural consequence, the authorities responsible for investigating accidents of vessels and the one responsible for trials of those who are involved differ. Investigations on accidents of fishing boats in Chinese coastal waters or marine traffic accidents that occurred at fishing ports are done by Fishery Agency and investigations on marine traffic accidents in Chinese coastal waters between vessels and/or facilities other than fishing boats and/or fishing facilities are done by China Maritime Safety Administration, which is a harbor affairs supervising institution. In Korea, per contra, marine (traffic) accidents are investigated by Korean Maritime Safety Tribunal under the Act on the Investigation of and Inquiry into Marine Accident. While the Investigation of and Inquiry into Marine Accident under Korean Law is done by tribunal procedural, marine accident investigations in China are done by Maritime Safety Administration and Fishery Agency.