Jeju Coast Guard, Fully Committed to Preventing Accidents in Coastal Blind Spots

Published 12 Jun.2023 17:05(KST)

Jeju Maritime Police Station (Chief So Byung-yong) is making every effort to prevent accidents in blind spots of coastal waters.

Jeju Maritime Police announced on the 12th that it will implement the 'Coastal Safety Plus+ Policy' for five months until October to create a safe coastal environment and identify and resolve safety management blind spots together with local residents such as village chiefs.

Jeju Coast Guard will implement the 'Coastal Safety Plus+ Policy' until October. <br>[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

Jeju Coast Guard will implement the 'Coastal Safety Plus+ Policy' until October.
[Photo by Jeju Coast Guard]

The Coastal Safety Plus+ Policy designates local residents who reside in coastal waters and are well aware of regional characteristics as Coastal Safety Plus agents. These agents act as moving coastal CCTV in daily life, providing the maritime police with information on hazards or potential risks and then jointly devising solutions to create a safe coastal environment.

Jeju Maritime Police, recognizing the need for accident prevention through collaboration with local residents to discover blind spots in coastal waters with initial response and rescue-centered administration in case of accidents, has selected village chiefs who are well acquainted with local characteristics at a total of 10 coastal locations under the jurisdiction of Jeju Police Substations (Jocheon, Hamdeok, Samyang, Haengwon), Hallim Police Substations (Aewol, Ongpo, Sinchang, Panpo, Wolryeong), and Chuja Police Substation (Chuja). They will continuously share coastal safety information and identify and resolve blind spots.

A Jeju Maritime Police official said, “We will continue to do our best to create a safe Jeju sea by discovering and resolving safety management blind spots through prevention-centered safety management based on public-private cooperation.”