The container ship was stranded in distress due to bad weather, and 8 crew members were trapped! The
- Author:Josie
- Source:Search network
- Release Date:2019-07-05
Sunny worldwide Logistics learned Affected by the typhoon “Mu En”, the winds and waves in the Beibu Gulf area were high. On the evening of July 3, a freighter from Fangzhou Port to Fangchenggang passed through the Qisha sea area because of the wind and waves. It was stranded in the event of a flood and water was introduced into the deck.
At 7 o'clock in the morning on the 4th, the Fangchenggang Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately contacted the official vessels of the fishery administration, maritime affairs, sea police and other departments at sea. However, due to the wind and waves, the official vessel tried several times to get close to the freighter, but they were unsuccessful. In order to safely transfer the distressed crew as soon as possible, the Fangchenggang Maritime Search and Rescue Center contacted a tugboat to rescue.
At 11 o'clock on the morning of the 4th, the Southern China Morning Post client reporter saw at the North Pier of Fangchenggang. As the tugboat slowly entered the dock and lasted more than four hours of rescue, the eight crew members of the distressed freighter were finally rescued. At this time, It’s been about 10 hours since they were in distress.
It is understood that the cargo ship is from Hainan, there are more than 100 containers on board, of which more than 20 are empty boxes, full of scrap, coal and other goods. The ship's captain, Liang Daolin, recalled that he had been in distress for one night and still has a lingering fear. He said that although he had received notice of the impact of the typhoon, at 10 o'clock on the evening of the 3rd, when he departed from Qinzhou Port, the wind and waves were not big, and Qinzhou Port was very close to Fangchenggang, thinking that there should be nothing. .
"This time, I am especially grateful to the rescuers of the Fangchenggang Maritime Search and Rescue Center." Liang Daolin also told the South China Morning Post client reporter that he would join the Fangchenggang Maritime and other relevant departments to retrieve the goods and freighters first, and then repair the ships. At the same time, we also learn the lesson. In the case of typhoons and bad weather, we must not be lucky enough to go out to sea to prevent similar things from happening again.
"This time, I am especially grateful to the rescuers of the Fangchenggang Maritime Search and Rescue Center." Liang Daolin also told the South China Morning Post client reporter that he would join the Fangchenggang Maritime and other relevant departments to retrieve the goods and freighters first, and then repair the ships. At the same time, we also learn the lesson. In the case of typhoons and bad weather, we must not be lucky enough to go out to sea to prevent similar things from happening again.