Yeosu Coast Guard, First Marine Police Flying Boat Introduced for Mudflat Rescue

Introducing Mudflat Rescue Boats Enables Faster Life-Saving Operations

[Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon] Jeonnam Yeosu Maritime Police Station (Chief Park Je-su) announced on the 15th that it will pilot operate the ‘Flying Boat’ for mudflat rescue, developed by the Maritime Police Research Center, to efficiently rescue people trapped in mudflats.

According to Yeosu Maritime Police, at around 3 p.m. on the same day, about 30 people including the Maritime Police Research Center, Yeosu Sea Police Substation, and Waon Fishing Village Chief gathered at the mudflat of Waon Beach, Sora-myeon, Yeosu City, where the ‘Flying Boat’ developed for mudflat rescue was introduced and a pilot operation and training were conducted.

This new boat will be deployed at Waon Beach for pilot use to overcome the obstacle of mudflats and quickly rescue stranded visitors, as accidents involving mudflat experience visitors being trapped occur annually in the Yeosu~Suncheon~Boseong sea area.

The new life-saving equipment, the mudflat rescue Flying Boat, is an air propulsion system type (engine + aviation propeller, 300 horsepower), weighing about 1.2 tons, with a maximum capacity of 4 people, and a maximum speed of 25 knots on mudflats and 25 knots at sea. It can move freely on mudflats, shortening the search and rescue time for people trapped in mudflats, and is expected to be highly useful at rescue sites.

Kim Kwang-cheol, head of Yeosu Sea Police Substation, said, “We will do our best to protect the lives and safety of the people by securing the golden time through the introduction of the latest life-saving equipment and rescue techniques.”

Yeosu=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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