Busan Coast Guard Urgently Transports Emergency Patient from Vessel Docked at Bongnae-dong Wharf

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Yoseop] The Busan Maritime Police Agency announced that at 11:44 a.m. on the 28th, they urgently transported B (63, male), a navigator of Tugboat A (80t, Busan-registered, 2 crew members) which was docked at the Bongnae-dong wharf in Yeongdo-gu, Busan, to a nearby hospital.

According to the Busan Maritime Police, at around 11:25 a.m. that day, Chief Engineer C, who arrived at Tugboat A docked at the Bongnae-dong wharf, found B lying in the cabin. After waking him up but receiving no response and seeing that he was unresponsive, C requested rescue through the A tugboat agency and 119, contacting the Busan Maritime Police control center.

Upon receiving the report, the Busan Maritime Police dispatched a coastal rescue boat from Namhang Police Substation to the scene, transferred B onto the rescue boat, and then handed him over to a 119 ambulance waiting at the wharf, which transported him to the nearby Pusan National University Hospital.

A Busan Maritime Police official stated, “At the time of rescue, B was not in life-threatening condition but was unable to move,” adding, “He is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.”

On the 28th, employees of the Namhang Police Substation of the Busan Maritime Police Agency are transporting an emergency patient by coastal rescue boat together with firefighters. (Photo by Busan Maritime Police)

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