West Sea Coast Guard Muan Air Unit Conducts Coastal Cleanup Activities with Muan County

The West Sea Coast Guard Muan Aviation Unit conducted a coastal cleanup activity together with Muan County. (Photo by West Sea Regional Maritime Police Agency)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Seo Young-seo] The West Sea Regional Maritime Police Agency (Chief Kim Do-jun) Muan Aviation Unit is practicing local love by conducting coastal cleanup activities together with Muan County.

According to the Muan Aviation Unit (Commander Park Jung-soo) on the 3rd, these volunteer activities have been carried out over a three-week schedule since the 26th of last month with the purpose of creating a clean environment to serve local residents and ensure a safe sea.

Accordingly, the unit’s pilots, co-pilots, and other staff members use their days off to temporarily leave the skies where they work and clean up trash along the coastlines, harbors, and fishing ports, as well as conduct marine safety campaigns.

This volunteer activity is being carried out together with Muan County Office employees, and notably, on the 2nd, Kim San, the mayor of Muan County, also participated to encourage both the aviation unit members and county office staff.

The aviation unit strictly adheres to quarantine rules such as wearing masks to prevent and block COVID-19 infections, removing abandoned marine waste at local attractions including Topmori Beach, Jogeumnaru, Bokgil Port, Doripo Port, and Holtong Recreation Area, and promoting the importance of a clean marine environment.

Meanwhile, the West Sea Maritime Police and Muan County are jointly promoting a project to establish a maritime police ‘Integrated Aviation Base’ within Muan Airport to enhance marine safety, rescue capabilities, and regional development.

Since signing an MOU for aviation development in May of last year, the two organizations have continuously cooperated, and this year, the maritime police secured a budget of 3.1 billion KRW to secure the site for the ‘Integrated Aviation Base,’ with the project progressing smoothly.

Park Jung-soo, commander of the Muan Aviation Unit, stated, “Through coastal cleanup activities, I hope that local residents and citizens visiting Muan in autumn can momentarily forget the difficulties caused by COVID-19 and feel the beautiful atmosphere of the West Sea,” adding, “The West Sea Maritime Police will continue to create a clean and safe sea together with local residents through various volunteer activities.”

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