Latest Stranded Shark Draws 102,000 Visitors to Busan Waterfront Park

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25 Sept 2026

A 3.5-meter shark stranded in an artificial waterway at Busan North Port Waterfront Park attracted an estimated 102,000 visitors on the first day of the Chuseok holiday, prompting a city safety alert and traffic warnings.

25 Sept 2026

Heavy Chuseok traffic spread across South Korea on Friday, with 6.84 million vehicles expected nationwide and congestion forecast to peak in the early afternoon.

25 Sept 2026

Cabin crew extinguished a fire in a passenger’s bag aboard an Air Seoul flight preparing to leave Incheon for Da Nang. All 228 passengers and crew were unharmed, while a replacement aircraft departed two hours and 50 minutes late.

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Stranded Shark Draws 102,000 Visitors to Busan Waterfront Park

A shark in an imagined underwater setting illustrates marine wildlife, not the actual animal or location reported in Busan. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

Chuseok Traffic Builds Across South Korea as 6.84 Million Vehicles Take to Roads

Queued cars on an imagined expressway illustrate Chuseok holiday congestion, not an actual road or traffic scene. AI-generated illustrative image; not a photograph of the event.

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Chuseok Traffic Backs Up Highways as Millions Travel Across South Korea