Mokpo Coast Guard Conducts Civil-Government Joint Coastal Defense Training

Enhancing Joint Response Capabilities to Coastal Pollution through Collaboration

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) conducted a joint public-private coastal oil spill response training to strengthen response capabilities at Geumgap Beach, Uisin-myeon, Jindo-gun, at 2 p.m. on the 25th.

According to the Coast Guard on the 26th, about 90 participants from 15 organizations, groups, and companies including Mokpo Coast Guard, Jindo County Office, Korea Marine Environment Management Corporation, Dadohaehaesang National Park West Office, volunteers, and local residents took part in the training.

On the 25th, a joint public-private coastal defense drill was conducted at Geumgap Beach in Jindo-gun to strengthen the response capabilities for coastal pollution accidents.
[Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police]

The training simulated a scenario where a 200-ton tugboat collided with a towed barge due to a strong current, causing a rupture in the fuel oil (B/A) tank and resulting in oil spilling onto the beach area of Geumgap Beach.

The main training activities were conducted in the following order: △ disseminating the situation △ assessing the extent of oil contamination △ deciding on oil spill response methods suitable for coastal characteristics such as rocky shores, stone embankments, and sand △ removing oil and collecting waste.

In particular, the training evaluation committee invited Lee Jae-hyun, a disaster and response safety expert and participant in the Ministry of Personnel Management’s ‘Retired Public Officials Social Contribution Project,’ to provide feedback, evaluation, and consulting on the training, sharing 20 years of experience and know-how.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “Through joint public-private training, we will do our best to ensure that the roles and duties of the coastal oil spill response responsible agencies are smoothly performed and that the local response system is strengthened.”

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