samsung the coral killer

destroyer of beaches

Gangjeong village and its pristine environment are under constant attack by lead naval base contractor Samsung. Among the most disturbing are the attacks on the coastline of volcanic stone know as Guroumbi and the coral beds inside of the Gangjeong maritime construction zone. These beds and the animals that frequent them are shown in the video to the right, in amazing detail.

Samsung’s trail of destruction is not relegated to Gangjeong village alone. It extends to Hwasoon Harbor - home to what many residents and tourists consider to be the most beautiful of the south shore beaches on Jeju Island. Hwasoon Harbor is the home of Samsung’s caisson manufacturing operation - as seen in images to the right of and below this commentary.

The large blue floating structure is a specially constructed barge that will be used to transport the large 20 meter tall cement caissons. These caissons are massive, the size of a four story house. To appreciate their size one has to see them first hand. Though the images suffice.

When a concrete caisson is completed and the time is right in relation to the construction process they will be transported on the large blue structure from Hwasoon Harbor to the Gangjeong base site. It is at that point that they will be dropped in the sea, on top on a fragile and highly diverse expanse of coral beds to extend the coast for the naval base project.

The South Korean navy claims that they can reconstitute the coral beds that will be lost during this process, adding that they will also be relocating endangered species found in the land and maritime construction zones such as the red crab. These claims are absurd to both scientists and villagers alike.

These massive structure will crush all thing they are placed on, while blocking out critical sunlight to ocean based species. This is one of many disturbing threats to a modest village that is reliant on fishing to sustain itself.

None of the 20 meter tall caissons have been placed in the ocean at the Gangjeong site yet. In total 57 will be constructed, floated to the village and dropped in the sea. Silencing forever the biodiversity shown in the video above.

But there is still time to stop this looming environmental disaster. You can help. Visit out support the resistance page and take action. If you do not see something there that appeals to your skill set send us and email. We are looking for volunteers with great ideas and energy to wage this flight along side the Gangjeong villagers.

Together we can prevent Samsung from continuing this arrogant, irresponsible and dangerous military project.