China News Service, Yangjiang, April 6 (Guo Junkangle, Shao Nianjun) In the morning of April 6, a business and fishing vessel collision occurred at the No. 1 anchorage in Yangjiang, Guangdong. The fishing vessel sank and 9 people in distress were rescued by the merchant vessel involved. The merchant ship also suffered damage to the bow due to the collision, and a total of 21 people on board were in danger.
The offshore fast rescue vessel "Nanhai Jiu 204" of the South China Sea Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport arrived in time and escorted all the way. 21 people were finally safe.
At 4:45 a.m. on the 6th, the rescue duty room of the South China Sea Rescue Bureau received information from the Yangjiang Maritime Safety Administration, stating that a fishing boat sank after a collision with a cargo ship at Yangjiang No. 1 anchorage. After 9 people on the fishing boat fell into the water, all the cargo ships were involved. Vessel Veyron 86" was rescued. After the cargo ship rescued the people who fell into the water, the cargo ship planned to go to Yangjiang Port. Due to the damage of the bow due to collision, a total of 21 people on the cargo ship (including the 12 crew members of the cargo ship and the 9 rescued persons who fell into the water) were in danger Circumstances, request professional rescue assistance.
Photo by Shao Nianjun, the freighter involved
After receiving the danger information, the South China Sea Rescue Bureau immediately activated the rescue emergency plan, and assigned the offshore fast rescue ship "Nanhai Rescue 204", which was on duty at the Yangjiang Rescue Station of the Zhanjiang Rescue Base, to dispatch immediately and prepare for rescue personnel and epidemic prevention.
At 5:41, "Nanhai Jiu 204" and "Weilong 86" met and began escort operations.
During the escort, the rescue ship’s chief officer Lv Chunyue maintained close contact with the cargo ship, actively concerned about the rescued personnel and the damage to the ship’s water intake, and confirmed with the cargo ship’s crew that the ship’s pumping and drainage speed was faster than the water intake speed, which could keep the ship floating and stable. Sex.
At 6:29, the rescue ship escorted the ship in distress at the lock slope anchorage and dropped anchor.
At 7:16, the maritime department notified that the ship in distress was in a normal floating state and did not need to continue guarding. The "Nanhai Jiu 204" ship completed its guarding mission and returned to its voyage and resumed its standby state.
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