Tag: Geoje

Picture of the Day: U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Visits Hanwha Shipyard in Geode

| November 18, 2025
U.S. naval chief visits shipyard
U.S. naval chief visits shipyard
Hanwha Ocean CEO Kim Hee-cheol (L) briefs U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Daryl Caudle (C, front) on the company’s shipbuilding capabilities at a naval ship construction site in Geoje, 390 kilometers south of Seoul, on Nov. 15, 2025. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: U.S. Naval Ship Enters Port on Geoje Island

| September 5, 2024
USNS cargo ship enters S. Korea for MRO for 1st time
USNS cargo ship enters S. Korea for MRO for 1st time
This photo provided by Hanwha Ocean Co. shows the USNS Wally Schirra, a cargo ship of the U.S. Navy, entering the South Korean shipbuilder’s shipyard on South Korea’s southern island city of Geoje on Sept. 2, 2024, to receive maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) service. Hanwha and the U.S. Navy signed the MRO deal, the first of its kind in the country, the previous month. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Fire Breaks Out in Shipyard on Geoje Island

| May 20, 2017

Fire breaks out at Samsung Heavy shipyard

This provided photo shows black smoke billowing from the shipyard of Samsung Heavy Industries Co. in the southeastern port city of Geoje on May 17, 2017, after a fire broke out at the shipyard. (Yonhap)

Picture of the Day: Moon Jae-in’s Humble Birthplace on Geoje Island

| May 12, 2017

Moon's birthplace

This is a house on South Korea’s southeastern Geoje Island where newly elected President Moon Jae-in was born. The house is currently used for storage by a neighbor. (Yonhap)