Mokpo Coast Guard Holds Regular Meeting of Oil Spill Response Council

Exploring Support and Cooperation Measures for Responding to Marine Pollution Accidents

On the 13th, Mokpo Coast Guard held an oil spill response coordination meeting. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Mokpo Maritime Police Station announced on the 14th that it held a regular meeting of the Mokpo Regional Oil Spill Response Council at the station on the afternoon of the 13th to prepare for marine pollution accidents.

This regular meeting was attended by 14 related organizations including Mokpo Maritime Police, local governments, Mokpo Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, Navy 3rd Fleet, Mokpo Fisheries Cooperative, and 9 groups and companies, where they reviewed and approved amendments to the Regional Contingency Plan (RCP) and checked the duties of each agency.

They then shared major marine accident statuses and public-private cooperation cases, and also discussed marine environment preservation and response measures to marine pollution accidents.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official said, “To prevent large-scale marine pollution accidents, it is important to establish information sharing and cooperation systems among related agencies,” adding, “We expect that the response capability to marine pollution accidents will be further enhanced through this Oil Spill Response Council.”

Meanwhile, Mokpo Maritime Police plans to conduct a joint public-private coastal oil spill response drill on the coast of Imja-myeon, Sinan-gun on the 19th, simulating a marine oil spill accident.

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