Yeosu Coast Guard Deploys Latest Model Criminal Investigation Patrol Boat

100-ton class with length 31.8m, width 6.1m, speed over 40 knots (74km/h)
Maintaining maritime security including crime control in Yeosu waters

The latest model detective patrol boat P-115 reassigned to Yeosu Maritime Police Station. Photo by Yeosu Maritime Police

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Yeosu Maritime Police Station announced on the 5th at 2 p.m. that it held a safety navigation prayer ceremony for the latest criminal patrol boat P-115, which was redeployed from Ulsan Maritime Police Station to Yeosu Maritime Police Station.

The criminal patrol boat redeployed this time was built on January 20, 2020. It is a 100-ton class vessel with a length of 31.8m and a width of 6.1m, equipped with two 3,650-horsepower propulsion engines capable of speeds exceeding 40 knots (74 km/h), and carries one rubber boat.

The area under the jurisdiction of Yeosu Maritime Police has heavy traffic of large vessels and many illegal fishing activities such as unauthorized diving. The criminal patrol boat deployed this time is expected to greatly assist in crime control and maritime security maintenance in the Yeosu waters.

A Yeosu Maritime Police official stated, “The newly redeployed latest criminal patrol boat will strengthen personnel and equipment, conduct internal teamwork training, and then begin full-scale maritime security missions.” He added, “It will be able to respond quickly to maritime crime control and arrest, as well as life-saving activities.”

Meanwhile, the existing criminal patrol boat P-103 operated by Yeosu Maritime Police was a 50-ton class patrol vessel built in 2007, which performed maritime security duties in Yeosu waters for 13 years and was redeployed to Ulsan Maritime Police Station.

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