Mokpo Coast Guard Intensifies Crackdown on Water Leisure Safety Violations

Increase Expected in Peak Season Sea Anglers and Leisure Activity Participants

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) announced on the 12th that it will conduct intensive crackdowns on water leisure safety violations from the 15th of this month to the 31st of next month to prevent maritime accidents and establish a sound water leisure culture during the peak season.

Mokpo Maritime Police Station Exterior

This crackdown on water leisure safety violations is part of measures to strengthen safety awareness among individual participants and business operators due to the increase in sea anglers and leisure activity participants during the peak season.

The main focus of the crackdown will be on violations directly related to safety, such as △unlicensed operation △drunk driving △failure to wear safety equipment △unregistered equipment and failure to undergo safety inspections.

In the past three years, there have been 121 cases of water leisure violations in the jurisdiction, with major violations including 36 cases of unregistered/uninspected equipment and lack of insurance, 35 cases of failure to wear safety equipment, 25 cases of unlicensed operation, 10 cases of non-compliance with activity hours, and 3 cases of drunk driving.

Chief Kim Hae-cheol stated, “We will do our best to prevent water leisure accidents through thorough safety management and intensive crackdowns,” and added, “We hope that business operators and users will also comply with safety rules themselves and actively cooperate with a heightened awareness of safety.”

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