Sino-Singapore Online, May 31 (Wang Zitao) At 10:30 on May 30, a cargo ship named "Lian Hang 7" was sailing from Fujian to Zhoushan, entering the water 10 nautical miles east of Ningbo Xiangshan After sitting back, the water was exposed above the second deck, and 14 crew members were in distress with the ship, in urgent need of rescue.
After receiving the rescue situation, the rescue command duty room of the East China Sea Relief Bureau of the Ministry of Transport immediately launched the emergency rescue plan, and assigned the "East Sea Rescue 117" ship that was on standby in the nearby waters to rush to the scene to rescue. At about 13 o'clock in the afternoon, the "East China Rescue 117" ship arrived at the scene of the accident. Affected by the cyclone entering the sea, the wind power of the scene was 7-8.
The "East Sea Rescue 117" vessel successfully rescued 13 people in distress on board a sunken cargo ship. Photo courtesy of Donghai Rescue Bureau
After nearly 3 hours of hard work, the "East China Rescue 117" ship overcomes the difficulties of severe weather, complicated sea conditions, and many floating objects on the surface. By releasing the rescue boat, it successfully took 13 people in distress back to the mother ship and took it outside the Shipu Port The anchorage was safely transferred to the "Sea Patrol 0717" boat. Up to now, there is still one crew member missing in the water. The "East Sea Rescue 117" ship is in full search and rescue in the incident area. (Finish)