Korea Joongang Daily
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Biting the hand that rescues you: Coast Guard officers injured saving dog after fall from seaside cliff in Jeju

A pet dog that plunged off a seaside cliff in Jeju was rescued by Coast Guard officers on Wednesday.

2026-05-29

Court rejects detention warrant for Chinese dissident who traveled 300 kilometers in rubber boat to escape homeland

A court on Thursday rejected a warrant to detain Dong Guangping, a Chinese dissident who was arrested off the coast of Taean, South Chungcheong, after fleeing his country in a small rubber boat.

2026-05-28

South Korea increases Coast Guard surveillance as Chinese fishing boats gather near maritime border with North

South Korea's Coast Guard has stepped up surveillance and enforcement efforts after around 100 Chinese fishing vessels were spotted gathering near the Northern Limit Line (NLL) in the East Sea.

2026-05-04

Diver rescued by Coast Guard after 12 hours adrift at sea

A diver who went missing during a leisure dive off the coast of Uljin County, North Gyeongsang, was rescued after drifting at sea for about 12 hours, the Coast Guard said Monday.

2026-04-27

Man who fled Coast Guard in South Chungcheong still on the run three days after escape

The Coast Guard belatedly learned that an undocumented migrant fled the authorities — while being transported inland by them — by jumping from a vessel. Though officials immediately pursued him, his whereabouts have remained unknown for three days.

2026-04-24

Woman rescued after being stranded on rocks near Daebu Island

A woman was rescued after being stranded on a coastal rock near Daebu Island in Ansan, Gyeonggi, according to the Korea Coast Guard Station Pyeongtaek on Monday.

2026-04-21

Special counsel team reinvestigates former Coast Guard official over alleged martial law role

A special counsel team raided the Coast Guard's offices on Friday, reopening an investigation into the agency's suspected involvement in former President Yoon Suk Yeol's failed martial law bid in 2024.

2026-04-19

Fish pirate patrol

The Korea Coast Guard conducts a joint training exercise to crack down on illegal Chinese fishing vessels in the Yellow Sea near Socheongdo, an island off the coast of Incheon.

2026-04-09

Authorities clean up oil spill at Ulsan industrial complex, contaminated stream

Crude oil spilled inside the Onsan National Industrial Complex in Ulsan and flowed into a nearby stream on Saturday. Firefighters and the Ulsan Coast Guard began emergency containment work.

2026-03-08

Cuba says it killed 4 people aboard Florida-registered speedboat that opened fire on soldiers

Cuban soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on soldiers, the Cuban government said Wednesday.

2026-02-26