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Prometheus
UnmannedUnderwaterVehicle:
AdventurerofEastSea
ByRyuHyo-rin
AssociateEditorofTheory&CritiqueSection
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t the end of June 2022, the Dokdo Nuri of the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), which
explores and researches Dokdo and nearby waters throughout the year, began operation. However, around the same
time, at a director-level meeting between South Korea (hereafter Korea) and Japan held at the Ministry of Foreign
AffairsBuildinginSeoul,TakehiroFunakoshi,SeniorDeputyMinisterforForeignAffairsofJapan,protestedKorea¡¯ssurveyof
the waters near Dokdo. Japan¡¯s position is a clear interference with Korea¡¯s exploration sovereignty over Dokdo. For Korea to
strengthenitsexplorationsovereigntyinsuchasituation,itisnecessary,aboveall,torevitalizeDokdoresearchandtoknowthe
seanearDokdobetterthananyoneelse.
The depth of the sea near Dokdo is more than 2,000 meters on average, making it the best place for deep-sea research in
Korea,andsubmersiblesareusedtoproperlyunderstandthedeepseasurroundingDokdo.Infact,onOctober31,2019,whenan
EC225 helicopter belonging to the 119-response department crashed into the sea near Dokdo, it was surprisingly not a person,
but an unmanned submersible of a Cheonghaejin-class submarine rescue ship that searched for the seven missing people. Their
adaptability, which is less susceptible to sea conditions, extends beyond rescue operations, as they are well-suited for deep-sea
research. The Argus intends to provide insight into the future of seabed exploration around Dokdo by delving into the concepts,
principles,andprospectsofsubmersiblesusedintheexplorationofthisregion,knownforitsrichseabedresources.
BeforeReading
ExplorationSovereignty
UndertheprinciplesofsovereigntyestablishedwithintheExclusiveEconomicZone(EEZ),coastalstatespossessexclusiverights
toexploreandexploitlivingandnon-living(abiotic)resources,includingfisheriesandmineralresources,withinazonethatextends
roughly370kmfromtheircoast.Moreover,thesestatesareresponsibleforthestewardshipoftheresourceswithintheircoastal
areasandareobligatedtotakemeasurestopreventmarinepollution.
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