China News Service, Zhanjiang, August 18 (Liang Sheng Liu Yulin) A reporter learned from Guangdong Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration on the 18th that due to the approach of Typhoon No. 7 this year, all ro-ro passenger ships on Qiongzhou Strait will be suspended from 19:00 on the same day. .
According to reports, at 16:00 on the 18th, typhoon "Higaus" was located at 115.60 degrees east longitude, 20.90 degrees north latitude, with a wind speed of 23 meters per second, and the maximum wind force near the center was 9 levels. The typhoon will move westward at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, and its intensity will continue to increase. It is expected to make landfall along the coast from Yangjiang to Xuwen, Guangdong from noon to night on the 19th. It will reach a level 12 typhoon before it landed in western Guangdong. The coast has a greater impact.
It is understood that with the approach of typhoon "Hygoss", Zhanjiang Maritime Safety Administration has initiated the anti-typhoon level III response at 7:50 on the 18th, requiring all ships in Zhanjiang Port to leave berths and enter the anti-typhoon waters before 19:00 on the same day. The bureau also deployed 18 rescue boats such as "South China Sea Rescue 201", "Zhangang Tow 602", "South China Sea 218" and other rescue vessels in Zhanjiang Port, the east and west of Leizhou Peninsula, and the north shore of Qiongzhou Strait to prepare for emergency. (Finish)