Mokpo Coast Guard Bukhang Police Substation Officer Lee Jeong-hoon... Selected as 'Marine Police Hero'

Bukhang Police Substation Selected as 'Best Police Substation' by Seohaecheong

Mokpo Maritime Police Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) Bukhang Substation has produced a Maritime Police Hero awardee and, based on excellent teamwork, was honored as the best substation within the West Sea Regional Headquarters.

According to Mokpo Maritime Police on the 13th, Sergeant Lee Jeong-hoon of Bukhang Substation was selected as a "Maritime Police Hero" at the "2024 Maritime Police Hero Selection" held on the 9th at the Seoul Garden Hotel, sponsored by S-Oil and organized by the Korea National Council on Social Welfare.

Employees of Bukhang Police Substation, selected as the best police substation by the West Sea Regional Office, are taking a commemorative photo. Photo by Mokpo Maritime Police Station

On September 8, when a heatwave advisory was issued, Sergeant Lee found an 8-year-old girl wandering alone on the deck of a docked passenger ship, unable to find an exit, and safely returned her home.

Sergeant Lee also used a secondhand trading platform to lend life jackets free of charge to summer beachgoers.

The Bukhang Substation, where Sergeant Lee is stationed, also celebrated a double honor by being selected as the best substation in the West Sea Regional Headquarters through proactive work performance and teamwork.

Sergeant Lee Jeong-hoon said, "I believe all maritime police officers who are devoted across the country deserve awards," and added, "I share this honor with my Bukhang Substation family who have struggled together for a safe sea throughout this year."

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