Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transfers Emergency Patient from Jindo Oebyeongdo Sea

Patient Suspected of Right Arm Dislocation and Fracture Transported to Land via Coastal Rescue Boat

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient from the sea to the land. Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] Mokpo Coast Guard transported an emergency patient from the waters near Oebyeongdo, Jindo-gun to the mainland.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police Station on the 15th, at around 9:24 a.m. that day, a report was received that a fisherman B (in his 30s, male) aboard fishing vessel A (9.77t, coastal gillnet, registered in Aphae, 6 crew members) was injured on his right arm and fingers while fishing near Oebyeongdo, Jindo-gun.

The Coast Guard dispatched a coastal rescue boat from the local police substation to the scene, boarded B and his guardian, and quickly transported them to Seomang Port in Jindo-gun.

With the help of the Coast Guard, the emergency patient who was urgently transported was moved to a large hospital in Mokpo, where he is undergoing detailed examinations and treatment.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official said, “We always maintain a state of readiness to respond immediately to emergency patients occurring at sea,” and added, “We will do our best to protect the lives and safety of the people.”

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