China News Service, Yantai, December 29 (Wang Jiaoni, Hao Guangliang, Zhou Hongyang) In the early morning of the 29th, an empty freighter at the anchorage in Yantai Port broke its anchor chain due to strong winds, and then drifted and stranded. After all parties rescued, all 8 crew members were rescued.

All the eight crew members have been rescued by all parties involved.

Photo by Zhou Hongyang

  At 5 o'clock on the same day, the Yantai Maritime Safety Administration received a report: The "Dafeng 6" vessel, which was sheltered from the wind at the anchorage in Yantai Port, was stranded in the waters near Yantai Binhai Square due to a strong wind. Request to coordinate the tugboat to tow and unload.

The local fire department successfully transferred a crew member through the fire ladder.

Photo by Zhou Hongyang

  According to the report of the tugboat arriving in the sea area where the incident occurred, the wave height at the incident site was 2 meters, and the conditions for towing operation were not available, and the water depth at the grounding position of the ship was too shallow, and the tugboat with large draught could not approach the rescue.

The B-7309 rescue helicopter of the North Sea Rescue Bureau transferred the remaining 7 crew ashore.

Photo by Zhou Hongyang

  At 9:45 in the morning, due to the rough wind and waves, the condition of the "Dafeng 6" ship was unstable, and the captain decided to abandon the ship and asked for help.

The Yantai Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately initiated an emergency response and coordinated forces to organize rescues.

  The local fire department successfully transferred one crew member through the fire-fighting ladder. Later, due to too much wind and waves, a professional rescue helicopter was used to transfer the remaining crew members.

The B-7309 rescue helicopter of the North Sea Rescue Bureau successfully transferred the remaining 7 crew members ashore.

  At present, the Yantai Maritime Search and Rescue Center is paying close attention to the dynamics of the "Dafeng 6" round, and when the weather improves, it will organize the round to escape.

The Yantai Maritime Search and Rescue Center is paying close attention to the dynamics of the "Dafeng 6" round, and when the weather improves, it will organize the round to escape.

Photo by Zhou Hongyang

  It is understood that in order to prevent this gale, Yantai issued a yellow marine risk warning at 10 am on the 28th, and all passenger ships in its jurisdiction were suspended at 3 pm on the 28th.

Up to now, there are 190 cargo ships sheltering at the docks and 77 at anchorages in Yantai's jurisdiction. No other danger reports have been received yet.

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