Rescue operation for Busan shark set to resume

Rescue efforts to guide a canal-trapped shark named Bukang-i back to Busan's outer sea are set to resume on Friday after a failed attempt earlier in the week. A joint rescue team, comprising city and Coast Guard officials, will commence the operation at 3:30 p.m., employing a 50-meter-long, 6.8-meter-high net to extract the shark from the canal at Busan's North Port.

Ten personnel and two vessels will participate in the rescue mission. One vessel will tow the center of the net, while five individuals positioned on each side of the channel will pull the net in synchronicity with the shark's speed towards the artificial waterway's exit. The remaining vessel will be fitted with pumps to generate water streams as the shark swims towards the canal's exit.

During the previous attempt on Tuesday, rescue workers dedicated around five hours to guiding the shark out using water streams alone, but the shark repeatedly managed to escape by swimming behind the boats. Bukang-i, a port area in Southeast Busan, had drawn in excess of 600,000 visitors as of Monday.