Busan Strengthens Safety Management for Crowds Visiting North Port to See Sharks During Chuseok Holiday

The Busan Metropolitan Government announced that it will strengthen safety management during the Chuseok holiday as the number of visitors coming to see the sharks appearing in the North Port artificial waterway continues to increase.

Busan held a countermeasure meeting yesterday (September 22) at the North Port Waterfront Park with the Dong-gu Office, police, fire department, Korea Coast Guard, National Institute of Fisheries Science, and Busan Port Authority to discuss measures for preventing safety accidents caused by crowd congestion and ensuring the safe return of the shark to the open sea.

The city plans to operate a comprehensive response headquarters during the Chuseok holiday to quickly respond to any hazardous situations on-site.

Around 50 emergency personnel per day from the city, Busan Facilities Corporation, Dong-gu Office, and police will be deployed to the North Port site to prevent safety accidents and disperse visitors.

Access to the waterway area will be restricted every day from 6:00 PM to 6:00 AM the following day.

Until the Chuseok holiday, Busan will monitor whether the shark voluntarily leaves the artificial waterway and moves out to sea. If it fails to leave even after the holiday, the city plans to discuss rescue measures with organizations such as the National Institute of Fisheries Science.

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