West Sea Coast Guard Agency Conducts Active Aerial Patrols to Prevent Accidents During Spring Outing Season

Strengthening Surveillance of Whale Hunting, Illegal Immigration, and Illegal Fishing Activities... Also Conducting Red Tide and Sargassum Monitoring Activities

The Seohae Regional Coast Guard Agency (Chief Kim Inchang) will conduct active aerial patrols to prevent maritime accidents as the spring outing season begins in earnest.

According to the Seohae Coast Guard on the 15th, April sees an increase in visitors to coastal and island areas along with rising temperatures, and the risk of accidents grows as foggy waters become more frequent around this time.

West Sea Regional Coast Guard Headquarters

Accordingly, the Seohae Coast Guard has decided to strengthen maritime safety activities through patrol vessels and actively carry out preventive patrols using aircraft.

The Coast Guard will increase patrol activities to ensure the safety of spring outing visitors by deploying patrol planes from the Muan Fixed-Wing Aviation Unit, as well as helicopters from the Mokpo, Yeosu, and Gunsan Aviation Units, and will enhance maritime safety efforts for distant fishing boats and fishing vessels operating at sea.

In addition, they will increase surveillance activities against illegal fishing by foreign vessels during the fishing moratorium, violations of fishing zones, whale hunting, and illegal immigration, while also actively engaging in marine environmental patrols such as monitoring the distribution of red tides and Sargassum horneri.

A representative of the Seohae Coast Guard Aviation Unit stated, “We will do our best to protect the lives and property of the people and enhance maritime safety through comprehensive patrol and rescue activities covering land, sea, and air.”