Wando Coast Guard Awards Certificates of Appreciation to Lifesaving Contributors

[Wando=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Kyung-pil] Wando Maritime Police Station (Chief Park Je-su) awarded certificates of appreciation and life-saving plaques to three rescuers who contributed to saving lives during the Chuseok holiday period, including rescuing a person who jumped into the sea and crew members from an overturned vessel.

According to Wando Maritime Police on the 6th, on the 1st, Kim Jae-young (43, male), the deck officer of a ship, discovered passenger A who fell into the sea in a drunken state about 2 km off Hwahaengpo Port in Wando County. Kim immediately jumped into the sea to rescue him, and Captain Im Yong-seop (61, male) supported with a lifebuoy to safely rescue A.

Additionally, on the 2nd, an accident occurred about 200 meters southeast of the Golgeum Bridge in Malyang, Gangjin County, where vessel A (0.7t, outboard motor), which had set out for an engine test, capsized due to engine flooding caused by swell waves. Park Jeong-joo (60, male), a nearby resident who witnessed the incident, used his own vessel (1.04t, aquaculture management boat) to move to the scene and rescued both crew members of vessel A.

On that day, Chief Park Je-su of Wando Maritime Police personally visited and, together with the head of the Wando County branch of the NongHyup Central Association and the head of the Wando branch of the Korea Maritime Safety Authority (KOMSA), awarded certificates of appreciation from the West Sea Regional Maritime Police Agency to Captain Im Yong-seop and Deck Officer Kim Jae-young. Park Jeong-joo was honored by having a life-saving plaque directly attached to his vessel, recognizing the rescuers' efforts in life-saving operations.

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