Mokpo Coast Guard Successfully Completes Civil-Military Joint Maritime Pollution Response Drill

10 Organizations Participate in Joint Response to Complex Maritime Accident at Mokpo New Port

A joint civil-government-military maritime pollution response drill was successfully conducted at the Mokpo New Port sea area.

The Mokpo Coast Guard Station (Chief Kwon Oh-seong) announced on the 19th that the drill was conducted to prepare for the second quarter basic disaster response training and to strengthen the civil-government-military cooperation system in response to large-scale accident scenarios.

The drill involved a total of 10 organizations and groups, including Mokpo City Hall, Mokpo Regional Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Office, Marine Autonomous Pollution Response Team, and Korea Marine Rescue Association, deploying 23 vessels, 3 oil recovery machines, and oil fences.

Mokpo Coast Guard is conducting joint training with civilian, government, and military forces.
[Photo by Mokpo Coast Guard Station]

This drill assumed a scenario where a tugboat collided with a pier under construction, causing a person to fall into the sea and a large-scale oil spill, aiming to strengthen the civil-government-military cooperation system for complex maritime accidents.

In particular, the focus was on enhancing accident response capabilities such as △life rescue and patient transport △sealing of the damaged area of the accident vessel and transfer of loaded oil △maritime pollution response.

Patrol vessels and the Korea Marine Rescue Association jointly searched for and rescued drifting persons at sea, while the Mokpo Coast Guard’s Pollution Response Ship No.16, private autonomous pollution response teams, the Korea Marine Environment Corporation’s Cheonghae ship, and the Navy HUB installed oil fences and conducted marine pollution response.

A Mokpo Coast Guard official stated, “In the event of a maritime accident, life rescue and marine pollution response must be carried out promptly to minimize damage,” adding, “We plan to strengthen civil-government-military cooperation through regular on-site drills to enhance response capabilities.”

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