Mokpo Coast Guard Establishes Plan to Prevent Coastal Accidents

Ensuring a Coastal Area Where Citizens Feel Safe

Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) announced on the 29th that it has established the ‘2024 Coastal Accident Prevention Implementation Plan’ to prevent coastal accidents that frequently occur along coastlines, ports, harbors, and mudflats, and is embarking on creating a safe coastal environment for the public.

Last year, a total of 30 coastal accidents occurred within the jurisdiction of the Mokpo Coast Guard Station. The types of accidents were ranked as falls (13 cases, 43%), isolation (9 cases, 30%), and drowning (8 cases, 26%).

Mokpo Coast Guard is inspecting coastal safety facilities in cooperation with related organizations.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

Seasonally, these accidents mainly occurred around the peak recreational periods in April, May, September, and October when coastal demand is high, and were concentrated during weekend afternoons (Friday, Saturday, Sunday) between 12 PM to 6 PM and 6 PM to midnight, when many visitors gather.

Regarding casualties, there were five unfortunate cases caused by slips due to alcohol consumption and drownings resulting from individual carelessness.

Based on last year’s coastal accident analysis, the Mokpo Coast Guard plans to actively promote the ‘Safer Coastal Creation Policy’ focusing on four core tasks: △ prevention-centered coastal area safety management △ strengthening on-site safety management through public-private cooperation △ spreading a marine safety culture that resonates with the public △ expanding technology-based safety infrastructure.

A representative of the Mokpo Coast Guard stated, “Along with coastal safety management tailored to the characteristics of the local area, we will strengthen education and promotional activities to improve public awareness of marine safety, doing our best to create a coastal environment that the public can truly feel safe in.” He added, “The public needs to make efforts to protect their personal safety by avoiding dangerous places such as tetrapods, checking tidal times when engaging in coastal activities like mudflats, and wearing life jackets to prevent accidents caused by safety negligence.”

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