Busan to Launch Rescue Operation for Canal-Trapped Shark 'Bukang-I'
Authorities plan to use vessels, pumps and a custom net after the shark drew more than 568,800 visitors.
- On Tuesday, Busan maritime authorities suspended a rescue operation to guide Bukang-i, a shark trapped in the North Port Waterfront Park canal, back to the sea after rescuers failed to drive the animal into open waters despite multiple attempts.
- First spotted on September 18, the shark inhabits an artificial waterway only 30m to 60m wide. Experts from the National Institute of Fisheries Science warn that Dusky sharks typically hunt in waters 100m deep, making prolonged confinement in this confined channel unsuitable for the animal.
- With 568,800 visitors recorded since mid-September, Bukang-i has become a local sensation. Busan officials plan to appoint the shark as an honorary city ambassador, following an Instagram poll where 91% of roughly 8,200 respondents supported the proposal.
- Five vessels from the Busan Coast Guard deployed water pumps to create noise and vibrations during the operation. The shark, however, repeatedly swam behind the boats or submerged, successfully evading the rescue effort.
- Officials now plan a second rescue attempt on October 2 using a custom-made net designed to fit the canal's specific dimensions. This new strategy aims to safely guide the marine animal back to the open sea after the water-pump method proved ineffective.
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In the South Korean port city of Busan, a shark got lost in an artificial canal. The coast guard tried several times to push him back into the open sea – so far in vain. The animal evaded water jets and swam the boats away.
The animal entered a canal by mistake and became a star, until he was appointed honorary ambassador of the city. Now the plan to bring him back to sea
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More than 600,000 people have already made a pilgrimage to the canal in Busan to see the shark "Bukang-i" . The authorities have not yet managed to push the bronze shark back into the open sea.
“Hey! Here! There’s a shark!” On the 29th, citizens shouted loudly as a shark appeared on the opposite side of the artificial waterway at Busan Port’s North Harbor Waterfront Park in Dong-gu, Busan, where a Coast Guard rescue boat was using a water pump to guide the shark out to sea. Although a thick stream of water sprayed from the rescue boat that had turned around, on the surface of the water...
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