Part 2 - LA84 Foundation

Nine safety lamps were produced —
one for the HOC, two for the torch
relay in Korea, another two for the
control center at the SLOOC, one for
the yacht marina in Pusan, two others
for Cheju-do, and another one in
reserve. Equipment accompanying the
lamps included one lamp stand for use
on cars, nine ignition torches, and one
lamp box for air transportation.
Transportation equipment
Transportation equipment for the torch
relay personnel and logistics were
secured through support from official
sponsor firms and government agencies.
Police supplied patrol cars and
motorcycles to escort the torch relay,
and other government agencies
provided ambulances, communications
vehicles, and other cars for
retrieval of the used torches.
Hyundai Motor Company, an official
sponsor of the Games, supplied four
passenger cars and five minibuses for
the torch relay.
The SLOOC also rented two buses
and two trucks.
All the torch relay vehicles were
painted in colors and designs created
by the SLOOC design office to reflect
their functions.
For the torch relay over water, four
ships were used in total — two for seacrossings
and another two for use on
an inland lake.
Kukje Ferry Co. leased free of charge
its luxury passenger liner, the Olympia
88, which normally operates from
Pusan, Korea, to Osaka, Japan, for
transportation of the flame from Cheju
to Pusan. Hallyo Development Co.
offered one of its high-speed passenger
liners, the Angel, free of
charge for the seaborne torch relay
from Chungmu to Yosu.
Dongbu Express Co., Ltd. also supplied
two of its passenger boats free of
charge for the torch relay on the inland
lake, Soyang-ho.
The Korean Air DC-10 that flew from
Athens, Greece, to Cheju, Korea with
the Olympic flame on board was rented
by the SLOOC for 360 million won, a
30 percent discount from the normal
charge.
The SLOOC also secured two Air
Force VC-54s in reserve in case of a
possible problem that might mar the
seaborne relay from Cheju to Pusan,
and four Army UH-1H helicopters in
case of storms and other troubles
during the torch relay from Chungmu
to Yosu and on the Soyang-ho lake.
However, the SLOOC had no need to
operate these reserve aircrafts.
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9. The Olympic flame ablaze in the
cauldron at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul.
10. The torch, designed for easy handling,
is readily ignitable, without explosives or
toxic chemicals. Capable of withstanding
winds of up to 72kph, the torch flame is
not extinguished even under water or
sand. The height of the flame ranges from
35-40 centimeters, and the torch shaft
measures 55 centimeters long by a
diameter of 10 centimeters in the upper
end and of 2.4 centimeters at the grip
end; total weight is 1 kilogram.
11. Mobile cauldron for vehicular transport
of the flame.
12. Torch relay convoy with escort.
13. Concave mirror for torch ignition.
14. The team of torch relay runners was
activated at a ceremony held on August
20. 1988, at the Olympic Stadium, with 46
key SLOOC staff members in attendance.
15. Safety lamps for air transport;
fabricated from aluminum and steel plate,
the lamps, 35 by 15 centimeters in size,
were designed to burn for 140 hours.
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