China News Service, Guangzhou, August 24 (Reporter Guo Jun) The reporter learned from the Guangdong maritime department on the 24th that at 16:00 that day, the No. 9 typhoon "Ma'an" (strong tropical storm level) this year had a maximum wind force of level 11 (30 meters / seconds), it is expected to make landfall in the coastal areas from Zhuhai to Zhanjiang during the day on the 25th.
The maritime departments of Guangzhou, Huizhou, Zhanjiang, Zhuhai, Shanwei and other places in Guangdong have upgraded their emergency response and are ready to take action.
"Pearl River night cruise ships, water buses and ferries in the jurisdiction have all been suspended, Wailingding Guangye Sand Field, Guishan Island Wind Farm, Shenzhong Passage and other water construction projects have all been suspended. As of 14:00 on the 24th, 2169 ships in the jurisdiction have been supervised. Implement anti-typhoon measures." Guan Xudong, director of the command center of the Guangzhou Maritime Safety Administration, introduced to reporters.
The Guangzhou Maritime Safety Administration launched a level III emergency response to prevent tropical cyclones at 8:00 on the 24th.
As of 17:00 that day, the Guangzhou Maritime Safety Administration has issued more than 10,000 warning messages.
At the same time, the Guangzhou maritime department strengthened its on-duty duty, and arranged 54 emergency tugboats in key waters such as Guishan, Shajiao and Nansha to deal with various emergencies at any time.
Photo courtesy of Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration for transferring the islanders of Hebao Island to Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration
At 0:00 on the 24th, the Huizhou Maritime Safety Administration launched a level III emergency response to prevent typhoons, and organized the evacuation of all personnel on board, and all passenger ships were suspended.
As of 9 a.m. that day, there were 198 merchant ships in Huizhou Port avoiding Taiwan, with a total of 1,981 crew members on board. All ships had entered the anchorage waters to anchor and avoid Taiwan, and 66 people on 6 unpowered ships had all evacuated ashore.
The Huizhou maritime department is paying close attention to the dynamics and development trend of the typhoon, and organizing law enforcement officers to conduct uninterrupted on-site patrols in the jurisdiction.
Sea patrol boats were dispatched to defend against typhoons in key waters, and 12 high-horsepower tugboats were coordinated to stand by at anchorages No. 5, 6 and 12 to ensure that emergency rescue forces were put in place.
The Yangjiang Maritime Safety Administration launched a level II emergency response to prevent tropical cyclones at 10:00 on the 24th.
Issue the "Tropical Cyclone Prevention Notice" to shipping enterprises, ships, and crew members in the jurisdiction, and urge key ships such as passenger ships, dangerous goods ships, coastal construction ships, non-powered ships, sand mining ships, small and medium-sized sea-going ships in transit, and ferry ferries in Hong Kong to implement the prevention and control measures. typhoon measures, remind ships to strengthen their precautions, take appropriate wind shelter measures as soon as possible, or select reasonable typhoon defense waters in advance for typhoon defense.
At the same time, maritime law enforcement officers strengthened front-line patrols, carefully verified the evacuation of personnel from offshore wind power construction platforms, and ensured the safe evacuation of personnel.
At present, all 382 offshore wind power construction platform personnel in the jurisdiction have been evacuated safely.
Huizhou Maritime Safety Administration implements anti-typhoon measures Photo courtesy of Huizhou Maritime Safety Administration
Affected by typhoon "Masaan", on the 24th, Zhuhai-Macao Ferry, high-speed passenger ships from Zhuhai to Shenzhen and other places, and ferries in Zhuhai have fully implemented the suspension and suspension measures.
Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration launched a level II response to typhoon defense at 7:15 on the 24th. In accordance with the "six hundred percent" work requirements of the Guangdong Provincial Defense General Administration, it made every effort to do a good job in typhoon defense, and continuously broadcast early warning information to ships in the jurisdiction to strengthen Huangmao Key construction waters such as sea passages were inspected, and 65 staff members of the Jinwan offshore wind power construction platform were organized to safely transfer ashore.
On the morning of the 24th, the Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration received a request for help. There were 42 people on the Hebao Island in Zhuhai, 5 nautical miles offshore, who needed to be transferred to the island.
After receiving the report, the Zhuhai Maritime Safety Administration dispatched the sea patrol boats of the Port and Maritime Affairs Department to cooperate with the local government to rush to Hebao Island and organize the orderly evacuation of the masses.
At 10:45, all 42 island residents were safely transferred to Zhuhai Gaolan Port for proper resettlement.
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