Changwon Maritime Police's First Honorary Officer, Trot Singer Jang Yeju Promoted to Honorary Sergeant

Changwon Maritime Police Station in Gyeongnam announced that on June 10, singer Jang Yeju, an honorary coast guard of Changwon Maritime Police, was promoted from honorary police officer to honorary sergeant.

Singer Jang Yeju, born in Changwon in 2001, is a local trot singer who graduated from elementary, middle, and high school in the city. In October 2024, she was appointed as the first honorary police officer of Changwon Maritime Police.

She has actively participated in producing maritime safety content and national participation campaigns, contributing to the spread of maritime safety culture and the promotion of the maritime police.

Changwon Coast Guard Station promoted singer Jang Yeju, an honorary coast guard of Changwon Coast Guard, to honorary sergeant.
[Photo by Changwon Coast Guard Station]

The promotion ceremony was attended by Um Jingyeong, Head of Planning and Operations, as well as various team and department leaders of Changwon Maritime Police, who congratulated Jang Yeju on her promotion.

Wearing her new honorary sergeant rank, Jang Yeju immediately focused on creating maritime safety promotional content aimed at encouraging fishing boat crew members and anglers to regularly wear life jackets.

This is to raise awareness of the strengthened requirements for wearing life jackets on fishing vessels, which will take effect on July 1, and to emphasize the importance of all passengers, including those on fishing boats, wearing life jackets.

In 2024, when she first became an honorary coast guard, her first activities included participating in an SOS signal transmission challenge and a life jacket-wearing campaign aboard fishing vessels and other boats.

With the increase in maritime activities during the summer, Changwon Maritime Police continues to run national participation maritime safety campaigns, including promoting the regular use of life jackets, preventing coastal accidents, and adhering to water leisure safety rules.

Jang Yeju said, "I am grateful to serve as an honorary maritime police officer at Changwon Maritime Police Station, protecting the sea of my hometown Changwon. Now that I have been promoted to honorary sergeant, I will be even more responsible and proactive in spreading maritime safety culture and promoting the maritime police."

Um Jingyeong, Head of Planning and Operations, requested, "I hope you will continue to play a significant role in raising public awareness about the necessity of wearing life jackets and the value of a safe sea through various maritime safety campaigns."

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