Mokpo Coast Guard Promotes Establishment of ‘Sinan Police Substation’

Efforts to Ensure Maritime Safety Services and Public Security Centered on the People

Mokpo Maritime Police Station Building (Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Jeong Young-jin) announced on the 13th that it will establish a new police substation in Amtae-myeon, Sinan-gun in August to provide maritime safety services to the public as the Angel Bridge opens and tourists increase.

Currently, the police substations operated by the Mokpo Station include six locations: Yeonggwang, Heuksan, Jido, Jindo, and others. The newly established (tentatively named) Sinan Police Substation will be the seventh substation, serving as an advanced base for building a comprehensive and systematic safety system.

According to the Maritime Police, the new substation will oversee the coastal waters of Ja-eun, Amtae, Palgeum, Anjwa, Bigeum, and Dochodo in Sinan-gun (known as the Sinan Diamond Islands, approximately 1,652 km²), managing 71 ports and harbors, 13 delegated reporting offices, 2,619 maritime workers, and about 1,000 fishing and multi-use vessels to ensure safety.

The location for the new substation is known to be near Namgang Wharf in Amtae-myeon, an optimal site serving as a mid-point foothold in coastal and inland waters, enabling rapid response in case of accidents within the jurisdiction.

Namgang Wharf in Amtae-myeon holds a geographical advantage that allows efficient performance of maritime logistics, passenger transport, and maritime traffic safety management tasks.

Meanwhile, Jeong Young-jin, Chief of Mokpo Maritime Police Station, stated, “We plan to proceed step-by-step with temporary office construction, personnel, and equipment deployment aiming for the launch in August. We will do our best to establish a three-dimensional response system to secure flawless maritime security in the substation’s jurisdiction through the construction of maritime safety infrastructure.”

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