Mokpo Coast Guard Strengthens Preparedness and Response for Maritime Accidents Due to Adverse Weather Conditions

Emergency Situation Inspection Meeting Held Under the Chairmanship of the Chief

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced that, anticipating bad weather during the weekend holiday period including Children's Day, it held an emergency situation inspection meeting at 2 p.m. on the 4th in the conference room on the 3rd floor of the building to proactively prevent maritime accidents.

Mokpo Coast Guard is holding an emergency situation inspection meeting in the conference room on the 3rd floor of the office building.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

Presided over by the chief, the meeting was attended by heads of various departments and field unit leaders (substations, patrol vessels), who discussed measures to strengthen preparedness and response to maritime safety accidents in accordance with the issuance of weather warnings during the holiday period, as well as other preparations.

As of 8 a.m. on the 4th, a wind wave advisory is in effect for the entire offshore area of the southern West Sea, and a strong wind advisory is in effect for Heuksan and Hongdo in Sinan County. Strong winds and high waves are expected at sea until the 7th, requiring special caution against maritime accidents.

In response, the maritime police are intensifying patrols on sea and land, focusing on coastal low-lying risk areas such as ports, harbors, and rocky shores, while making every effort to prevent maritime safety accidents through prior guidance via local governments, electronic signboards at substations and branch offices, and public announcements.

Additionally, they plan to thoroughly maintain an emergency dispatch posture with patrol vessels and coastal rescue boats, along with monitoring the status of fishing and sheltering vessels within the jurisdiction, sending text alerts for weather warnings, and managing the safety of multi-use vessels (oil and passenger ferries, passenger ships, fishing boats).

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We will do our utmost to prevent sea and land safety accidents by strengthening concentrated patrols of ports and harbors in preparation for worsening weather,” and added, “We urge anglers and visitors to refrain from accessing coastal areas and maritime workers to conduct frequent safety checks to prepare for maritime accidents such as vessel flooding.”

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