West Sea Coast Guard Agency Deploys Helicopter and Training Ship... Saves Crew Member's Life

Foreign Crew Rescued in Yeosu Offshore Waters

Demonstrating Three-Dimensional and Systematic Rescue Operations Domestically and Internationally

The Korea Coast Guard mobilized helicopters, patrol vessels, and even the Coast Guard training ship to conduct a three-dimensional rescue operation, saving a foreign emergency patient in their 20s and demonstrating their role as guardians of maritime safety both domestically and internationally.

According to the Seohae Regional Coast Guard Headquarters (Chief Kim Inchang), on the afternoon of the 13th, a report was received about a seriously injured patient with multiple fractures on a 60-ton fishing vessel operating in the distant waters south of Baekdo, Yeosu City.

An emergency patient is being transported by Yeosu Aviation University helicopter.
[Photo by Seohae Regional Coast Guard]

The Seohae Coast Guard immediately dispatched a patrol vessel conducting maritime security activities nearby to the accident site, issued an emergency rescue order to the Yeosu Aviation Unit, and simultaneously moved the Coast Guard training ship, which was conducting training for new coast guards near Geomundo, to the vicinity of the rescue site.

This training ship, weighing 3,000 tons, has a deck capable of helicopter takeoff and landing, making it possible to quickly transport critically injured patients to nearby hospitals by helicopter.

The patrol vessel that received the patient from the fishing boat sped to the training ship to ensure the patient was safely transferred to the helicopter. Meanwhile, the Yeosu Aviation Unit, which was transporting the patient to land, coordinated with local hospitals and fire authorities so that the onboard emergency medical technician could provide emergency care to prevent the patient’s condition from worsening.

The aviation unit made an emergency landing in Suncheon city, where the patient was handed over to a 119 ambulance waiting after receiving notification from the Coast Guard, ensuring the patient could safely receive hospital treatment.

Kim Inchang, Chief of the Seohae Regional Coast Guard Headquarters, stated, “By swiftly conducting a three-dimensional rescue operation, we were able to save the life of a foreign crew member working on our fishing vessel. Our Coast Guard will continue to do its best to protect the lives and property of the people and enhance maritime safety through such systematic and advanced maritime rescue systems.”

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