China News Service, December 14th. According to the official Weibo news of the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration, at 23:30 on December 13th, a container ship "Changjin Ocean" was near the light buoy D15 in the deep water channel of the Yangtze River Estuary. A container ship "Xinqisheng 69" collided, causing the "Xinqisheng 69" ship to overturn in water and a total of 16 Chinese crew members on the "Xinqisheng 69" were in danger.
After receiving the report, the Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center fully carried out the search and rescue of people in distress. At present, 11 people have been rescued (3 of them have no vital signs), and the remaining 5 people are still searching.
Image source: Screenshot of the official Weibo of Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration of the People's Republic of China
After receiving the report, the Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately coordinated the East China Sea Rescue Bureau to send the "Donghai Rescue 101" ship to the scene for rescue, coordinated the East China Sea Navigation Support Center to set up AIS virtual navigation beacons, set up the sunken ship emergency position indicator as soon as possible and implement scanning surveys, and coordinate the East China Sea Forecast Center Calculate the drifting trajectory of personnel and broadcast navigation warnings.
Wusong Maritime Safety Administration dispatched maritime patrol boats to the site for disposal, and coordinated with 7 ships including salvage ships, tugboats, cleanup ships, and passing ships to participate in search and rescue. Wusong VTS (Water Traffic Management Center) implemented one-way navigation of the Yangtze River Estuary deep water channel and carried out ships point to point. Traffic organization, at the same time, continue to do a good job in dissemination of safety information, to prevent secondary accidents.
In the early morning of the 14th, the East China Sea Rescue Bureau "Donghai Rescue 101" rescued 7 people in distress and salvaged the remains of 1 victim. Wusong Maritime Safety Bureau "Hai Xun 012" rescued 1 person; "Shanghai and Hong Kong Yin 6" rescued 2 people.
Current scene: marine cruise boats "Hai Xun 0103", "Hai Xun 012", professional rescue ships "East China Sea Rescue 101", "East China Sea Rescue 102", 5 tugboats, 4 dredging vessels, 4 cleaning vessels, 2 salvage vessels , 1 pilot boat, more than 20 ships including the past merchant ships "Sinotrans Qingdao", "Zhongchang 398", "Long Whale 9" and "Hengyu" participated in the search and rescue.
The northwest wind at the scene is 6-7, and the wave height is 3 meters.
According to the information, the "Changjin Ocean" is an Antigua and Barbuda-registered container ship with a length of 165 meters, a gross tonnage of 17,769, a container of 1285TEU, and a crew of 19 people. It is currently anchoring at the Yangtze River estuary anchorage; "Xinqisheng 69 "The vessel is a container ship owned by Xiamen Qisheng Shipping Co., Ltd., with a length of 165.35 meters, a gross tonnage of 12,788, and a load of 650 containers.
The search and rescue operation is still ongoing, and the cause of the accident is still under further investigation.