Mokpo Coast Guard Selected as Outstanding 'Doctor Patrol Boat'

Jidopachulso, 310A Ship, and P-35 Boat Receive Nameplates and Awards

Jido Police Substation (Chief Im Gi-yong) and P-35 Patrol Boat (Captain Choi Kyu-won) were selected as outstanding doctor patrol boats for the second half of the year and received plaques and awards. (Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Jung Young-jin) announced on the 28th that, in the 3rd-floor conference room at 3 a.m., with only the minimum number of personnel attending to prevent the spread of COVID-19, plaques and awards were presented to the Jido Police Substation (Chief Im Ki-yong) and the P-35 patrol boat (Captain Choi Kyu-won), which were selected as the Doctor Patrol Boats for the second half of the year.

The Doctor Patrol Boat (Research Boat) system was implemented in March to actively respond to the increasing demand for emergency patients in the maritime and island areas of the Jeonnam region each year.

The West and South coasts consist of 156 islands, and with the aging population of island residents and the annual increase in emergency patient incidence, the number of elderly patients among islanders has steadily increased over the past three years: 99 in 2017, 124 in 2018, and 157 in 2019.

Accordingly, Mokpo Maritime Police comprehensively selected the Jido Police Substation (21 personnel), 310A (9 personnel), and P-35 patrol boat (9 personnel) as the Doctor Patrol Boats for the second half of this year, based on patient transport, life rescue, and proactiveness among seven frontline substations and 20 patrol boats.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We are always prepared for the rapid transport of emergency patients occurring in island areas and at sea,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to protect the precious lives of the people by reinforcing emergency treatment equipment and deploying emergency medical technicians.”

Over the past three years, Mokpo Maritime Police has transported 1,047 emergency patients using patrol boats in island areas and at sea, and especially this year, they have transported 340 emergency patients, effectively serving as an ambulance on the sea.

Meanwhile, the 310A ship, selected as an excellent Doctor Patrol Boat on this day, was unable to attend the award ceremony due to a maritime patrol dispatch.

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