Three Teenagers Drifting Without Life Jackets on Boat... Changwon Coast Guard Emergency Rescue

Changwon Maritime Police rescued teenagers aboard a drifting rubber boat near Frog Island in Seongsan-gu, Changwon-si, Gyeongnam on the 6th. [Image source=Changwon Maritime Police Station]

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Seryeong] "A rubber boat with people not wearing life jackets is drifting away!"

On the 6th, a report was received by the Changwon Coast Guard that people without life jackets were riding a rubber boat on the sea near Machang Bridge and Frog Island in Changwon, Gyeongnam.

The Changwon Coast Guard immediately dispatched the Masan Police Station coastal rescue boat and the Changwon Rescue Team to the scene, and at around 4:07 PM that day, rescued three teenage males on the boat near Frog Island, Guisan-dong, Seongsan-gu, Changwon City.

According to the Changwon Coast Guard, these teenagers rode bicycles to Guisan-dong, Seongsan-gu, then boarded a non-motorized rubber boat in front of the cafe street and were moving out to sea, but were drifting due to wind and currents.

The Coast Guard rescued all the drifting individuals and moved the boat to Guigok Port.

A Changwon Coast Guard official said, "Playing in the water using rubber boats or tubes can lead to accidents such as drifting far out to sea or being swept away by waves," and added, "For safe leisure activities, please be sure to wear life jackets and take special care to avoid accidents."

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