Mokpo Coast Guard, Rapid Response to Grounded Vessel

Emergency Transport of Patient from Island Village... Rapid Response to Various Situations

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) focused all efforts on the fishing vessel grounding accident and emergency response for island village patients that occurred on the 18th.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 19th, at around 8:35 PM on the 18th, a report was received that fishing vessel A (4.99t, registered in Yeonggwang, with 2 crew members) had run aground on a reef near Chilsando, Yeonggwang County. Patrol ships and coastal rescue boats were immediately dispatched to the scene.

Mokpo Coast Guard is inspecting the condition of the stranded vessel A.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

Despite the difficulty of approaching due to shallow water at the time, the maritime police reached vessel A using a surfboard, secured the safety of the 2 crew members first, and checked the damaged parts of the ship and flooding situation.

While inspecting vessel A, the maritime police discovered that the engine room was flooded and carried out emergency drainage operations.

After confirming that no additional flooding occurred, they conducted safety management of the vessel and surrounding waters to ensure vessel A could safely enter port.

Meanwhile, on the same day at around 8:09 PM, the Mokpo Maritime Police used a coastal rescue boat to quickly transport Mr. B (in his 40s), who injured both hands on a broken washbasin in Jodo, Jindo County, to Seomang Port in Jindo County.

Earlier, at 7:49 AM, a patient Mr. C (in his 30s), who suffered a head injury and severe dizziness from a traffic accident on Gwanmaedo, Jindo County, was safely transported to Seomang Port in Jindo using a coastal rescue boat.

It was confirmed that the two emergency patients transported by the maritime police received treatment at a large hospital located in Mokpo.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “We will maintain an emergency response posture to be a maritime police force that protects the lives of the people and do our best to respond quickly to various situations.”

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