Mokpo Coast Guard, Rapid Response to Various Marine Situations on Weekends and Holidays

5 Emergency Patients on Island Village, 3 Vessel Malfunctions Prompt Urgent Dispatch

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) has been making every effort to respond swiftly to emergency patients and vessel engine failures occurring repeatedly between weekends and holidays in island villages.

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient from Heuksando, Sinan-gun on the morning of the 21st.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard]

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 22nd, at around 6:27 a.m. on the 21st, resident A (in his 60s) showing symptoms of total paralysis and suspected stroke on Heuksando Island, Sinan-gun, was quickly transported to Eupdong Pier on Anjwa-do Island, Sinan-gun, using a patrol boat.

Earlier, on the 20th at 9:58 a.m. in the same area, patient B (female, in her 80s) with a back injury caused by a fall, and at 11:28 p.m., patient C (in his 70s) with abdominal pain accompanied by vomiting, were safely transported to the mainland using patrol boats.

A total of five emergency patients were transported to the mainland with the help of the maritime police over the weekend, and they were reportedly moved to large hospitals located in Jindo and Mokpo for treatment.

Mokpo Coast Guard is towing a fishing vessel with engine failure near Imjado Island, Sinan County, on the morning of the 20th using a patrol ship.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard]

Additionally, at 8:37 a.m. on the 21st, Mokpo Maritime Police received a report of an engine failure on fishing vessel D (9.77 tons, 23 crew members) near Sinui-do Island, Sinan-gun, and dispatched a patrol boat to the scene to secure the safety of the passengers.

Meanwhile, at 7:16 a.m. on the 20th, near Imja-do Island, Sinan-gun, the maritime police towed fishing vessel E (2.92 tons, registered in Muan, 2 crew members) using a patrol boat, making efforts to ensure safety management.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official said, “We will do our best to maintain a response posture regardless of weekdays, weekends, day or night, to respond quickly to emergencies and become a maritime police force that protects the lives of the people.”

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