Kwon Oh-seong, Chief of Mokpo Coast Guard, Inspects Security Situation Around Heuksando

On-site Inspection Conducted for Proactive Maritime Safety Management

On the 10th, Mokpo Maritime Police Agency announced that Chief Kwon Oh-seong visited the security sites around Heuksando, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do on the 9th to inspect vulnerable areas and gather opinions.

On the day, Chief Kwon personally boarded the ferry to Heuksando and took proactive measures for maritime safety management by inspecting the ferry route and the boarding and disembarking facilities at the pier.

The Chief of Mokpo Coast Guard is inspecting the security situation around Heuksando.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard]

He then visited the Heuksan Police Substation to listen to the substation’s work status and check safety management conditions, urging the staff to maintain a constant state of readiness and do their best to prevent accidents, while encouraging the hard work of those serving in the island region.

He also visited the Heuksan Port Coast Guard pier construction site to check the progress, and then visited seven vulnerable harbors and ports within Heuksando, including Sosari, ordering thorough preparations to prevent coastal accidents.

Chief Kwon Oh-seong stated, “We will do our best to identify and resolve factors that undermine maritime safety through proactive maritime safety management,” and added, “I hope the staff will also analyze security issues in the jurisdiction independently and actively work to resolve them.”

Meanwhile, the Heuksan Police Substation of Mokpo Maritime Police, which oversees an area about 16 times the size of Mokpo City (767.7㎢), is located at Yeri Port, Heuksan-myeon, Sinan-gun, Jeollanam-do, and carries out meticulous maritime safety and security duties such as coastal safety management and vessel entry and exit control.

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