Yoon Tae-yeon, Chief of Seogwipo Coast Guard, Conducts On-site Inspection of Ports and Harbors in Preparation for Typhoon Khanun

Yoon Tae-yeon, Chief of Seogwipo Maritime Police Station, conducted an on-site inspection to prepare for the approach of Typhoon No. 6 'Khanun' over two days from the 31st of last month to the 1st.

According to Seogwipo Maritime Police on the 1st, Chief Yoon started at Seongsanpo Port and inspected small fishing boats and water leisure equipment mooring conditions, as well as the safety management status of long-term moored vessels, while touring local ports and harbors including Sinyang Fishing Port, Hwasun Port, Sindo Fishing Port, and Sagye Port.

Yoon Tae-yeon, Chief of Seogwipo Coast Guard, is inspecting the long-term mooring barge at Seongsan Port in preparation for Typhoon Khanun.
[Photo by Seogwipo Coast Guard]

During this inspection, Chief Yoon focused on ports and harbors that had suffered damage from past typhoons.

In 2020, during the northward approach of Typhoon No. 9 'Maysak', one motorboat sank at Sagye Port and four fishing boats sank at Seongsan Port. In 2021, during Typhoon No. 14 'Chantu', one leisure boat sank at Sinyang Fishing Port, and last year during 'Hinnamnor', three vessels capsized at Sindo Fishing Port.

Chief Yoon visited police substations and branch offices to check emergency dispatch readiness, confirmed joint patrol plans with civilian marine rescue teams, and instructed thorough preparations while encouraging on-site workers who were fully engaged in typhoon preparedness.

Yoon Tae-yeon stated, “We will take past typhoon damage cases as lessons and make every effort to minimize typhoon damage through preventive measures.”

Jeju = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Jeong-pil baekok@asiae.co.kr

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