Mokpo Coast Guard Urgently Transports 4 Emergency Patients Despite Severe Weather Conditions

Weekend Holiday Storm, Heavy Snow, and Cold Wave Warnings Prompt Emergency Patient Transfers in Maritime and Island Areas

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kim Hae-cheol) urgently transported four emergency patients from maritime and island areas despite severe weather conditions including storm warnings, heavy snow, and cold wave alerts over the weekend holidays.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 18th, at 11:56 a.m. on the 16th, patient A (female in her 70s), suspected of having a bowel perforation and complaining of severe abdominal pain, was urgently transported from Dochodo, Bigeum-myeon, Sinan-gun to the mainland via a patrol vessel.

Mokpo Coast Guard is transporting an emergency patient.
[Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station]

On the same day at 2:51 p.m., a report was received that crew member B (male in his 40s) on a ship at Bukhang Pier, Mokpo City, had fainted. He was transferred to the 119 ambulance team using a coastal rescue boat.

Subsequently, at 9:53 a.m. on the 17th, patient D (male in his 80s) who was immobile and experiencing breathing difficulties was safely transported from Sinui-do, Sinan-gun via a patrol vessel, and at 9:29 p.m. on the same day, patient E (male in his 70s) with hemoptysis was safely transported from Jodo, Jindo-gun via a coastal rescue boat.

The emergency patients transported to the mainland with the help of the maritime police were reportedly moved to large hospitals located in Mokpo and Gwangju for further treatment.

Meanwhile, at 11:29 a.m., the maritime police received a report that vessel C (9.77 tons, coastal gillnet, registered in Geoje, no crew onboard) was sinking at Namhang Pier, Mokpo City. Rescue forces were dispatched promptly to move nearby vessels and used drainage pumps to remove water. The hull was restored using a crane arranged by the shipowner.

A Mokpo Maritime Police official stated, “Despite the worsening weather conditions, the maritime police will maintain a constant state of readiness to protect the precious lives and property of the people.”

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