Kim Young-cheol, Changwon Coast Guard Chief Who Gave Up First Weekend After Appointment, Conducts 'Pinpoint Inspection' at New Year Event Venue

Kim Young-cheol, the newly appointed chief of the Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam, gave up his first weekend in office to conduct safety inspections in the jurisdiction in preparation for maritime accidents during the year-end and New Year holidays.

According to Changwon Maritime Police, Chief Kim spent two days from the 30th thoroughly inspecting multi-use vessel facilities and sunrise and sunset viewing spots in the area.

Kim Young-cheol, Chief of Changwon Coast Guard in Gyeongnam (right), is inspecting the safety of the facilities at the Dongsom Island cruise terminal in Masan Port together with Oh Yong-hwan, Chief of Dongsom Island.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

He visited multi-vessel use facilities and New Year event locations such as the Masanhappo-gu Masan Port Dokseom Tourist Cruise Terminal, where vessels carrying sunrise viewers near the Geoga Bridge come and go, and Jinhae-ro Beach Park, checking ▲the condition of vessel safety equipment ▲whether safety guideline notices were posted ▲and inspecting maritime safety facilities at event sites.

He also visited Masan Police Substation and Jinhae Police Substation to assess safety management status, encourage staff, and listen to difficulties faced during duty.

A Changwon Maritime Police official stated, “We will thoroughly prepare by strengthening patrols not only at sea but also on land to respond immediately to emergencies during the year-end and New Year period.”

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