Busan shark refuses to leave canal for 3 weeks despite rescue attempts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。
Nearly three weeks have passed as of Tuesday since a shark, now the most famous of its kind in Korea, got trapped in a canal at a waterfront park i...
A shark has remained trapped for nearly three weeks in a canal at Busan’s North Port waterfront park despite repeated rescue attempts. First spotted on Sept. 18, the shark was named Bukang-i and made an honorary ambassador of Busan. More than 1.02 million people have visited the park to see it. Authorities’ latest attempt failed after a 50-meter-long net became stuck, while daily health checks have found no major problem.
The park received about 120,750 visitors per day from Sept. 24 to Sept. 27, compared with a usual holiday daily average of about 2,000 visitors.
On Sept. 29, five vessels used water streams to herd Bukang-i toward the open sea, but the operation was halted about five hours later after the shark repeatedly dodged them.
A second rescue attempt used a net measuring 50 meters long and 6.8 meters high, but the net became stuck on the canal bottom.
The National Institute of Fisheries Science has examined Bukang-i daily and has not identified any major health problem.
Published Oct 6, 2026 1:34 pm KST
Bukang-i, the shark trapped in a canal at Busan's North Port, swims through the water, Friday. Yonhap
Nearly three weeks have passed as of Tuesday since a shark, now the most famous of its kind in Korea, got trapped in a canal at a waterfront park in the southeastern city of Busan, despite local authorities' rescue attempts.
The shark was first spotted Sept. 18 in the narrow canal at the city's North Port, located some 330 kilometers south of Seoul. For the next two days, nearly 20,000 visitors came to see the shark, a fivefold increase compared with the park's usual daily average of about 2,000 visitors during holidays.
Public interest spiked dramatically during the Chuseok holiday, which fell on Sept. 25, with a daily average of 120,750 visitors flocking to the waterfront park between Sept. 24 and Sept. 27.
The shark has been affectionately named "Bukang-i" after Bukhang, or North Port, as well as serving as an honorary ambassador of Busan.
As of Monday, 1.02 million people have visited the park to see Bukang-i, according to the Busan city government.
Initially, local maritime police and authorities tried to drive the shark away, but the animal refused to leave the channel, prompting officials to suspend their operations.
The city government soon decided to conduct a rescue operation with relevant authorities, as staying too long in the narrow channel could gradually weaken the shark's stamina.
On Sept. 29, the Busan Coast Guard and related agencies deployed five vessels to the artificial waterway and sprayed water streams to herd the shark toward the open sea.
The shark, however, kept dodging water streams, prompting authorities to call off the operation about five hours later.
On Friday, a joint rescue team involving city and Coast Guard officials made their second shot at rescuing the animal, this time using a 50-meter-long, 6.8-meter-high net to drive the shark.
But the net got stuck on the bottom of the canal, and the shark showed no intention of leaving.
They eventually pulled the net away to let the shark leave on its own but to no avail.
The National Institute of Fisheries Science has been checking Bukang-i's health every day and has yet to identify any major problem, the institute said.
一条鲨鱼在釜山北港滨水公园的一条运河中被困近三周，尽管救援人员多次尝试，但鲨鱼仍未被解救。这条鲨鱼于9月18日首次被发现，被命名为“北港伊”（Bukang-i），并被授予釜山荣誉大使称号。已有超过102万人次到访公园参观。最近一次救援尝试失败，一张50米长的渔网被卡住。不过，每日的健康检查并未发现鲨鱼存在重大问题。
9 月 24 日至 27 日，该公园每天接待游客约 120,750 人次，而通常节假日期间的日均游客量约为 2,000 人次。
9 月 29 日，五艘船只利用水流将布康伊驱赶到公海，但大约五个小时后，由于鲨鱼多次躲避船只，行动被迫中止。
第二次救援尝试使用了一张长 50 米、高 6.8 米的网，但这张网卡在了运河底部。
国立水产科学研究所每天都对布康伊进行检查，没有发现任何重大健康问题。
发布于2026年10月6日下午1:34（韩国标准时间）
周五，被困在釜山北港运河中的鲨鱼“布康伊”在水中游动。（韩联社）
截至周二，距离韩国东南部城市釜山海滨公园的一条鲨鱼被困在运河中已经过去了近三周，尽管当地政府进行了救援。这条鲨鱼现在是韩国最著名的同类鲨鱼。
这条鲨鱼于9月18日首次在首尔以南约330公里的首尔北港狭窄运河中被发现。接下来的两天里，近2万名游客前来观看这条鲨鱼，比该公园节假日期间通常每天约2000名游客的接待量增加了五倍。
在 9 月 25 日的中秋节假期期间，公众的兴趣急剧上升，9 月 24 日至 27 日期间，平均每天有 120,750 名游客涌入海滨公园。
这条鲨鱼被亲切地命名为“Bukang-i”，取自釜山北港（Bukhang），同时也是釜山的荣誉大使。
据釜山市政府统计，截至周一，已有 102 万人次参观了北海道公园。
起初，当地海事警察和有关部门试图驱赶鲨鱼，但这条鲨鱼拒绝离开航道，导致官员们暂停了行动。
由于鲨鱼在狭窄的航道中停留时间过长可能会逐渐削弱其体力，市政府很快决定与相关部门展开救援行动。
9月29日，釜山海上保安厅及相关机构派出五艘船只到人工水道，喷洒水流将鲨鱼驱赶到公海。
然而，鲨鱼不断躲避水流，导致当局在大约五个小时后取消了行动。
周五，由市政府和海岸警卫队官员组成的联合救援队第二次尝试营救这只鲨鱼，这次他们使用一张长 50 米、高 6.8 米的网来驱赶鲨鱼。
但是渔网卡在了运河底部，鲨鱼也没有离开的意思。
他们最终把网拉开，想让鲨鱼自行离开，但无济于事。
国立水产科学研究所表示，他们每天都在检查“布康伊”的健康状况，目前尚未发现任何重大问题。