Kim Inchang, Chief of Seohae Coast Guard, Inspects Frontline Security Sites Ahead of Lunar New Year Holiday

Inspection of Emergency Response Posture for Mokpo Metropolitan VTS and Patrol Vessels

Kim In-chang, Commissioner of the West Sea Regional Coast Guard, conducted an on-site inspection of frontline security on the 7th to prevent maritime accidents and verify emergency response readiness during the Lunar New Year holiday.

According to the West Sea Regional Coast Guard on the 8th, Commissioner Kim visited the Mokpo Metropolitan Vessel Traffic Service Center (Mokpo Metropolitan VTS) to encourage staff who work hard managing maritime traffic through 24-hour real-time monitoring. He checked the main shipping routes and vessel traffic control status in the jurisdictional waters and ordered strengthened control over vessels with high passenger volumes during the Lunar New Year holiday.

(On the right) Kim In-chang, Chief of the West Sea Coast Guard, is inspecting the security site in preparation for the Lunar New Year holiday.
[Photo by West Sea Regional Maritime Police Agency]

He then visited the dedicated pier for patrol vessels at Mokpo Station to inspect the constant emergency response readiness for maritime accident prevention and response, while also conducting staff training to establish public service discipline.

Kim In-chang, Commissioner of the West Sea Regional Coast Guard, stated, “Through proactive maritime accident prevention and safety management, we will do our utmost to ensure that the public can spend a safe and happy Lunar New Year holiday by strengthening maritime patrols by frontline patrol vessels during the holiday period and thoroughly preventing maritime accidents.”

Commissioner Kim plans to continue his maritime accident prevention efforts by monitoring passenger ship operations at the Mokpo Coastal Passenger Terminal and inspecting the safety management status of vessels at local ports and harbors during the Lunar New Year holiday.

Meanwhile, the West Sea Regional Coast Guard has established a comprehensive maritime safety management plan for the Lunar New Year holiday, running from the 24th of last month to the 12th of this month, a 20-day period. They have forward-deployed patrol vessels and strengthened patrols in accident-prone areas such as breakwaters and rocky shores, doing their best to manage maritime safety.

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