(LEAD) Busan to launch rescue operation for canal-trapped shark 'Bukang-i'

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BUSAN, Sept. 28 (Yonhap) -- The Busan city government said Monday it will launch a rescue operation this week for a 3.5-meter shark trapped in a local canal at a waterfront park in the southeastern port city.

The shark was first spotted Sept. 18 in a narrow canal at Busan's North Port. Affectionately named Bukang-i -- a combination of Bukhang, or North Port, and the Korean suffix "i" -- the marine animal has drawn 568,800 visitors since Sept. 19, according to the Busan Infrastructure Corp.

The city government held a meeting with relevant authorities earlier Monday and decided to use vessels and water pumps to guide Bukang-i out of the park, starting 10 a.m. Tuesday, as staying longer in the channel could gradually weaken its stamina.

If the method fails, authorities said they plan to guide the shark to the outer sea by using a net custom-made to fit the width and depth of the artificial waterway.

The shark's activity and respiration level remain stable, according to a field inspection conducted by the National Institute of Fisheries Science.

Public interest spiked dramatically during the Chuseok holiday, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, with 483,000 visitors flocking to the waterfront park over four days: 101,000 on Thursday, 136,000 on Friday, 140,000 the following day and 106,000 on Sunday. These figures represent a fiftyfold increase compared with the park's usual daily average of about 2,000 visitors during holidays.

Initially, local maritime police and authorities tried to drive the shark away. The animal, however, refused to leave the channel, prompting officials to suspend their operations.

Visitors watch Bukang-i, a shark trapped in a narrow canal, swim at a waterfront park in the southeastern city of Busan on Sept. 27, 2026, the last day of the Chuseok holiday. (Yonhap)

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釜山，9月28日（韩联社）——釜山市政府周一表示，本周将对一条被困在釜山东南部港口城市海滨公园当地运河中的3.5米长鲨鱼展开救援行动。

这条鲨鱼于9月18日首次在釜山北港的一条狭窄运河中被发现。据釜山基础设施公司称，自9月19日以来，这条被亲切地称为“北港伊”（Bukang-i，由“北港”（Bukhang）和韩语后缀“i”组合而成）的海洋动物已经吸引了568,800名游客。

周一早些时候，市政府与相关部门举行了会议，决定从周二上午 10 点开始，使用船只和水泵引导“布康伊”号离开公园，因为在水道中停留时间过长可能会逐渐削弱其体力。

如果这种方法失败，当局表示，他们计划使用特制的、适合人工水道宽度和深度的渔网，将鲨鱼引到外海。

根据国立水产科学研究所进行的实地检查，鲨鱼的活动和呼吸水平保持稳定。

在韩国中秋节（相当于感恩节）期间，公众对滨海公园的兴趣激增，四天内共有48.3万游客涌入：周四10.1万人，周五13.6万人，周五14万人，周日10.6万人。与公园节假日期间通常每天约2000名游客相比，这一数字增长了50倍。

起初，当地海事警察和有关部门试图驱赶鲨鱼。然而，这条鲨鱼拒绝离开航道，迫使官员们暂停了行动。

2026年9月27日，中秋节假期最后一天，游客在韩国东南部城市釜山的一处海滨公园观看被困在狭窄运河中的鲨鱼“布康伊”游泳。（韩联社）

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