Buan Coast Guard "Patrol Vessel 111, Guarding the West Sea for 28 Years, Retires"

Decommissioning of Submarine 111 Replaced by Latest 200-Ton Class to be Deployed in April This Year

Buan Maritime Police Station (Chief Seo Young-gyo) announced that Patrol Vessel 111, which has safely carried out maritime patrol duties for the past 28 years, has been decommissioned.

According to Buan Maritime Police on the 19th, Patrol Vessel 111 was built in June 1996 and was assigned when Buan Maritime Police Station was established in 2016. It operated for a total of over 20,000 hours and traveled 130,000 km.

On the 19th, Patrol Boat 111, which has completed its 28-year mission, is docked at the dedicated pier of Gyeokpo Port.
[Photo by Buan Coast Guard]

It has played a significant role as a guardian of the sea in the waters off Buan, including the West Sea area, performing maritime patrol, life-saving, crime control, marine pollution monitoring, and responding to various civil complaints.

The Maritime Police plans to deploy a state-of-the-art 200-ton patrol vessel around April this year to replace the decommissioned Patrol Vessel 111 and put it into patrol duty.

Chief Seo Young-gyo said, "Patrol Vessel 111, which has safely completed various missions over the past 28 years and is now being retired, was made possible by the efforts of all previous commanders and staff," adding, "We will continue to do our best to protect the lives and property of the people once the 200-ton patrol vessel is deployed."

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