Jang Dae-woon, Chief of Changwon Coast Guard, "Maintain Typhoon Emergency Response to Prevent Fishermen's Damage"

Jang Dae-woon, Chief of the Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam, inspected vulnerable areas within the jurisdiction from the morning of the 10th to check for typhoon damage.

Chief Jang visited Masan Old Port, Masan Cruise Terminal, and Masan Fisheries Cooperative Wholesale Market to check the mooring status of vessels and assess damage such as flooding and sinking. He instructed to strengthen patrols and life-saving response readiness.

Jang Dae-woon, Chief of Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam, is checking the status of ships avoiding the port at Masan Old Port.
[Photo by Changwon Maritime Police Station]

Chief Jang said, "As Typhoon Khanun enters the direct impact zone, fishermen may suffer damage," and added, "Please focus on maintaining safety management and emergency response readiness until the typhoon dissipates."

Prior to this, Changwon Maritime Police brought local fishing vessels into nearby ports and moved some vessels onto land in preparation for Typhoon Khanun's northward approach.

According to Changwon Maritime Police, there are a total of 2,896 fishing vessels in the jurisdiction: 515 at Sinhang Police Substation, 691 at Jinhae Police Substation, 860 at Masan Police Substation, and 830 under Gwangam Police Substation.

Among them, including 351 vessels under other jurisdictions, a total of 3,247 vessels took shelter at ports under Changwon Maritime Police's jurisdiction to avoid the typhoon's impact.

Three cruise ships and six ferries also ceased operations and took refuge at their respective ports.

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