China News Service, Haikou, December 2 (Lu Dongxing) According to news from the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration on the 2nd, on the afternoon of the 1st, the Belize-registered bulk carrier "Chengyuan Maru" was in distress 450 nautical miles south of Sanya with 18 crew members on board. Abandon the ship to escape.
After coordinated rescue by the maritime search and rescue agencies of China and Vietnam, all 18 crew members were rescued at 22:00 and were taken to Vietnam for resettlement.
It is reported that at 18:2 on December 1st, the Hainan Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center transferred to the China Maritime Search and Rescue Center: the Belize-registered bulk carrier "Cheng Yuan Maru", which was heading from Malaysia's Lumut Port to Taipei, was south of Sanya. A 30-degree tilt at 450 nautical miles is in danger of capsizing. The 18 crew members on board are in danger, including 8 Chinese, 3 Filipinos, 5 Vietnamese, and 2 Burmese, requesting help.
After verifying the danger, the Hainan Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center initiated a maritime emergency response, requesting the Sansha Maritime Safety Administration to broadcast navigational warnings, coordinating passing ships to participate in rescue; coordinating the navy, maritime police, and the South China Sea Rescue Bureau and other military and local forces to rescue; through the maritime coordination management platform Learned the information about the Danish ship "Merde Maersk" near the sea area where the incident occurred, and coordinated its participation in the rescue.
The China Maritime Search and Rescue Center coordinated the “Yuanchun Lake” ship of COSCO Shipping to participate in the rescue.
The Vietnamese maritime search and rescue agency also sent forces to participate in the rescue.
After nearly five hours of search and rescue by five Chinese and Vietnamese ships, the Danish ship "Merde Maersk" found and rescued all 18 crew members. Then the rescued personnel were transferred to Vietnam by the Vietnamese rescue ship "CSB6011" for resettlement.
Another maritime police ship, a naval ship and a merchant ship also participated in the rescue operation.
According to Wu Yuyao, director of the Command Center of the Hainan Maritime Safety Administration, the successful rescue is a successful case of international life rescue in the South China Sea, which once again demonstrates the international humanitarian spirit of life rescue at sea.
According to the Chinese captain of the Belize-registered bulk carrier "Cheng Yuan Maru" that was rescued, the ship "Cheng Yuan Maru" had a gross tonnage of 7416 tons and a length of 108.5 meters. It was operated by a relevant shipping company in Dalian, China. This voyage carried clay 9310. Tons departed from Lumut Port, Malaysia to Taipei.
In distress, 6 crew members took a life raft and 12 crew members took a lifeboat to escape.
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