Cheonghae Unit Moves to 'Armed Clash' Location... Preparing for Evacuation of Overseas Koreans

The government is preparing for situations such as airport and port evacuations to transport Korean residents to safe areas in Sudan, North Africa, where armed clashes between warlords have occurred.

Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin ship conducting maritime training off the coast of the Gulf of Aden Photo by Yonhap News

According to the military, the Cheonghae Unit escort fleet, which departed from Salalah Port in Oman the previous day, is currently moving toward the waters near Sudan as of 3 p.m. on the 23rd.

The 39th Cheonghae Unit currently on operation includes the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin-class destroyer (DDH-II, 4,400 tons).

For operational security reasons, the military has not disclosed the specific destination of the Chungmugong Yi Sun-sin, but it is expected to head near Port Sudan, which is considered one of the evacuation routes for Korean residents in Sudan.

Port Sudan is a port city on the Red Sea coast, and on the same day, Saudi Arabia evacuated 157 people, including its nationals and foreigners, from Port Sudan by ship to Jeddah Port in Saudi Arabia.

The movement of the Cheonghae Unit is intended to transport Korean residents to the port and bring them by sea if using the airport is difficult due to the unpredictable local situation.

Currently, the airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan, is closed due to clashes between the two major warlords.

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