Chinanews.com, Fuzhou, March 13 (Zheng Jiangluo and Zhang Qi) According to the report of the Fuzhou Maritime Safety Administration on the 13th, on the 12th, the Fuzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center successfully dealt with a dangerous situation where a fishing boat ran aground and the crew fell into the water. It took nearly 2 hours for emergency rescue, and 7 crew members on board All were rescued safely.
According to the relevant person in charge, at 18:30 on the 12th, the Fuzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center received a report that the fishing boat "Minxia Yuyun 05118" ran aground in the waters near Renyu Island, Songxia Town, Changle District, Fuzhou City, Fujian Province, and the ship was damaged and entered the water. There is a danger of sinking, and there are 7 crew members on board, asking for help.
When the accident happened, the wind force at the scene reached 7-8, the wave height was 2-3 meters, the weather and sea conditions were bad, the waters where the accident happened were shallow, there were many reefs, and the rescue was difficult. The ship might capsize and sink at any time, and the situation was very critical.
The person in charge told reporters that the Fuzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately launched a maritime emergency search and rescue plan, dispatched law enforcement officers from the Changle Maritime Department and high-powered tugboats to quickly rush to the scene for rescue, and organized and coordinated professional rescue ships, ships near the waters where the incident occurred and other rescue forces Join forces in search and rescue.
Since the ship "Minxia Yuyun 05118" hit the rocks at low tide, and the bottom of the ship was damaged and flooded, the ship may be submerged by sea water at any time as the tide rises rapidly.
The Fuzhou Maritime Search and Rescue Center instructed the crew members in distress to wear life jackets, close the valve of the ship's oil circuit, prepare to abandon the ship, and transfer to the life raft at any time.
At 19:20 on the same day, seven persons in distress abandoned the ship and were transferred to life rafts, which drifted southwest due to wind currents.
At this time, the law enforcement officers of the Changle Maritime Affairs Department arrived at the waters where the incident occurred first with the ship "Fuzhou Port Tuo 29", quickly searched the sea, locked the position of the life raft, and approached to carry out rescue.
After 40 minutes of on-site rescue, all seven persons in distress were successfully rescued to the tugboat.
Subsequently, the maritime department safely transferred 7 people ashore and sent them to the hospital for placement.
At present, the vital signs of the seven personnel are all normal, and there is no danger of life.
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