'I Decide My Own Destiny'... 'Bukang-i' Returns Once Again and Authorities to Guide It Out

The shark named Bukang-i, which had stayed in the artificial waterway of Busan Bukhang Waterfront Park for over a month and was led out of the waterway yesterday (October 21) through authorities' third guiding operation, has returned inside the waterway once again.

This morning (October 22), Bukang-i was spotted in the waterway between the first and second pedestrian bridges of Bukang Waterfront Park.

Around 6:00 p.m. yesterday, Bukang-i moved out of the waterway following the authorities' third guiding operation, but it continued to linger near the entrance of the waterway.

Around 11:00 p.m. last night, it was witnessed entering the inside of the first blocking floating facility installed to prevent re-entry into the waterway.

Yesterday, the authorities attempted to prevent Bukang-i from returning inside the waterway by fixing a net to the floating facility, which is about 3 to 4 meters wide.

However, Bukang-i passed through this structure and entered back inside the waterway.

As of this morning, Bukang-i is reportedly repeatedly swimming around an area of about 30 meters by 30 meters between the first blocking facility and the second blocking net.

The reason why Bukang-i returned has not yet been revealed.

To reduce the stress Bukang-i is experiencing in the restricted space, the authorities plan to first open one side of the second blocking net to allow it to move back and forth.

In addition, they plan to deploy underwater drones to identify the exact cause and then proceed with operations to guide Bukang-i back out of the waterway today.

Previously, during the second guiding operation on October 2, Bukang-i was pushed to the end of the waterway toward the Busan Port International Passenger Terminal, only to cross the net and return to the waterway within a day.

Reported by Park Se-won | Video by Lee Eui-sun | Graphics by Yang Hye-min | Produced by SBS Digital News
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