Changwon Coast Guard Completes 3.15 Marathon Wearing Life Jackets... "Wearing Sea Safety Belts is Essential!"

On the 31st, the Changwon Coast Guard participated in the 31st 3.15 Marathon held at the 3.15 Haeyang Nuri Park in Changwon, Gyeongnam, wearing life jackets.

The Changwon Coast Guard stated that they carried out a "Marine Safety Campaign with Local Residents," running while wearing life jackets to raise awareness of the importance of marine safety and encourage participation in creating a safe sea.

Kim Young-chul, Chief of Changwon Coast Guard (center front row), and Changwon Coast Guard staff are running a marathon course wearing life jackets.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

About 60 employees of the Changwon Coast Guard, including Chief Kim Young-cheol, completed the marathon course wearing life jackets among approximately 8,000 participants, emphasizing the importance of wearing life jackets at sea.

They operated promotional booths offering ▲life raft experiences ▲marine police uniform try-ons ▲cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training ▲raffle draws, and set up a photo zone where participants could take commemorative photos with the marine police characters Haenuri and Haeuri, as well as cast members from the TV entertainment show "Steel Troops 3."

Changwon Coast Guard is teaching children cardiopulmonary resuscitation at a booth set up during the 3.15 Marathon event. [Photo by Changwon Coast Guard]

Before the race started, life jackets were lent to participants, and those who completed the marathon wearing life jackets were given small gifts.

The 3.15 Marathon was hosted and organized by the 3.15 Uprising Memorial Association and the 3.15 Marathon Preparatory Committee to highlight the historical value of the 3.15 Uprising, a democratization movement resisting electoral fraud. It was sponsored by Changwon Special City and Muhak Good Day, with Muhak managing the event for the 21st consecutive year.

Employees of Changwon Coast Guard Station who participated in the 31st Gyeongnam Changwon 3.15 Marathon are taking a commemorative photo after the event.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard Station]

A representative of the Changwon Coast Guard explained, "Life jackets are the seat belts of the sea," adding, "We prepared the marine safety campaign, including participating in the marathon wearing life jackets, hoping for a sea where everyone is safe."

Chief Kim said, "Promoting marine safety through win-win cooperation with the local community, as in this event, is very meaningful," and added, "Especially with hands-on promotional booths that resonate with people, we will continue to cooperate with the local community to raise public awareness of the importance of marine safety."

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