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BUSAN, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Authorities in the southeastern port city of Busan successfully guided a shark out of a city canal Wednesday on their third attempt after the animal spent more than a month trapped there.

The shark -- named Bukang-i after Bukhang, the Korean word for North Port -- was first spotted in the canal Sept. 18. Since then, the canal park has turned into a major attraction, drawing over 1.6 million visitors as of Sunday.

A joint rescue team involving municipal and Coast Guard officials used a net secured to a pontoon, a flat floating platform, to drive the shark out of the canal at Busan's North Port, located about 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul.

Authorities began the operation around 10 a.m., steering the shark toward Marina Bridge with the net. The shark, which had been swimming near the bridge, was spotted in waters outside the canal near a pier at around 6 p.m.

The sighting indicated that Bukang-i had left the canal, at least for the time being. However, the waters near the pier are not considered open sea.

Authorities hope the shark will eventually make its way into open waters.

After two previous attempts to guide the fish to the open sea failed, officials had waited for it to exit the canal on its own. But after it didn't, the officials made the third attempt over concern it could die if water temperatures fell further.

The canal-trapped shark Bukang-i swims in the canal at North Port in Busan, some 330 kilometers southeast of Seoul, on Oct. 17, 2026. (Yonhap)

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(LEAD) Busan authorities guide shark out of canal on third attempt

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釜山，10月21日（韩联社）——韩国东南部港口城市釜山的当局周三第三次尝试，终于成功地将一条鲨鱼从城市运河中引出。此前，这条鲨鱼已被困在那里一个多月。

这条鲨鱼——以韩语中“北港”一词命名为“北港伊”（Bukang-i）——于9月18日首次在运河中被发现。自那以后，运河公园已成为一个主要景点，截至周日已吸引了超过160万游客。

由市政官员和海岸警卫队官员组成的联合救援队，使用固定在浮筒（一种扁平的浮动平台）上的渔网，将鲨鱼从釜山北港的运河中驱赶出来。釜山北港位于首尔东南约 330 公里处。

当局于上午10点左右开始行动，用渔网将鲨鱼引向滨海大桥。这条鲨鱼此前一直在桥附近游弋，下午6点左右在运河外靠近码头的水域被发现。

目击事件表明，布康伊号至少暂时离开了运河。然而，码头附近的水域并不属于公海。

当局希望这条鲨鱼最终能够游到开阔水域。

此前两次引导鱼儿游向大海的尝试均告失败后，官员们一直等待它自行游出运河。但它并未自行游出，出于对水温进一步下降可能导致其死亡的担忧，官员们进行了第三次尝试。

2026年10月17日，被困在运河中的鲨鱼“北江伊”（Bukang-i）在釜山北港的运河中游动，釜山位于首尔东南约330公里处。（韩联社）

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每年有超过56万游客涌入釜山，只为一睹被困在运河中的鲨鱼“北海鲨”的风采。

鲨鱼在第二次救援尝试后一天返回运河。

尽管救援人员多次尝试，釜山鲨鱼仍拒绝离开运河，已持续三周。

（导语）釜山当局第三次尝试将鲨鱼从运河中引出