Riverside Police.

Chapter 115
Master Zhou put on the life jacket and wanted to go to 001, but Han Yu didn't agree.

Master Zhou was in a hurry, pulled him and said, "I've been sailing for decades, and I haven't seen any storms."

You have been driving a boat for many years, but it is a small traffic boat, and you mainly sail on the Bailong River.

The wind and waves on the Bailong River are far from comparable to the waters of the northern branch of the Yangtze River, and the wind and waves in the waters of the northern branch of the Yangtze River are far from comparable to the waters of the Titanic Cang that is about to be rescued.

In fact, Bailong Harbor is a safe haven, otherwise the waters on the left and right sides of the barge would not be designated as anchorages.

Han Yu didn't think Master Zhou could handle it at his age.

More importantly, as the person in charge of the law enforcement fleet of the Yanjiang Police Station, what he has to consider now is not only to drive 001 to rescue, but also to consider the barge, 002, the pontoon and the two boats that Boss Wu found in the afternoon for taking pictures. safety.

"Uncle Zhou, it's not that I don't trust you, it's that you are more needed on the barge."

"What can happen on the barge?"

"The wind is getting stronger and stronger, and the wind speed is getting faster and faster. The barge was still stable just now, but now it has begun to shake. Listen, 002 is colliding with the barge."

Han Yu handed the binoculars to Jin Da who was about to board the ship, took the flashlight from Zhu Baogen, and said back: "Besides, we cooperated with the port supervisor to check on the river for more than half a month and offended many people on the ship. If you Come with us to 001, there are only three lesbians left on the barge, who can rest assured."

Master Zhou suddenly realized that this was the first time the barge had encountered strong winds since it was dragged onto the river, and that no one could leave the boat.

And there are dozens of ships from five or six provinces and cities anchored nearby. God knows if there are any bad guys on those ships.

The river is not the shore.

There are criminals on the shore who dare to steal the arsenal of the armed forces and even the guns of the sentries of the army. Now that everyone on the ship knows that there are guns on the barge, who can guarantee that those people will not have evil thoughts.

It is not safe to leave only three female comrades on duty on the barge.

Master Zhou is both an old employee of the ship lock management office and an old party member. How can he not know which is more important, and hurriedly said: "I know, I will stay on the barge."

"Thank you, Uncle Zhou."

"There's nothing to be thankful for, you should go to 001 immediately."

"Hot boats take time, let's check first."

"also."

Han Yu turned on the flashlight and braved the cross wind blowing from the river, walked to the steel pontoon that was shaking even more, and took a photo of 002, which was constantly rubbing against the barge with the wind and waves, and then took a photo of the connection between the pontoon and the barge.

Then check the pontoon bridge section by section, especially the steel pontoon tanks that support the pontoon bridge, and check all the way to the buttresses under the embankment.

"Uncle Zhou, look, it's all loose here!"

"I see, I'm going to get the steel wire."

"You can't work alone, go, go back to the ship and call the shipyard. Zhou Gong will also participate in the ribbon-cutting and listing ceremony tomorrow, and he didn't go back tonight. Let him find a worker to be on duty with him."

"Is it appropriate to call someone over so late?"

"They built the barges and pontoons, and they are more worried about the safety of the barges and pontoons than we are when there is such a strong wind."

"Okay, hurry up and get to 001, I'll call Zhou Gong."

When the people from the shipyard came, there was no need to worry about the safety of the barges, pontoons, and 002 ships. The safety of Sister Zhu, Zhang Lan and Senior Sisters also had nothing to worry about.

Han Yu looked back at the duty room by the aisle. Thinking of the safety of guns that the instructor had repeatedly emphasized, he immediately took out the key to open the duty room, and then opened the iron door leading to the lower deck in the duty room, unlocked three or four locks in a row, and opened the Three or four doors.

There was an arrest operation tonight. Both Weichong and Wuliuchong were taken away by Lao Zhang and the No. 53 Squadron of the Marine Police. There were only two confiscated Type [-] rifles and more than forty rounds of ammunition left in the gun cabinet.

He put the gun on his back, took the bullets, locked the door, made sure there was nothing to worry about, and then climbed into 001.

Director Wang was taken aback, and asked in surprise, "Xianyu, we are going to rescue, what are we doing with guns?"

"Report to Director Wang. Li Zhi explained that no one should leave their guns, and guns should never leave their people. I am the only police officer left in the institute. No one can go to 001 and leave the gun on the barge."

"Is there a place to put a gun in 001?"

"Yes, there's a gun safe down there."

"Where?"

"here."

Han Yu took out the key and opened the door to the crew cabin.

Director Wang didn't expect there to be a hole in the small command cabin, so he got down, looked at the gun cabinet which was similar to a safe, and then looked at the gun he had just put down, and asked curiously: "What kind of gun is this, and where did it come from?" Come on, we don’t seem to have this kind of gun in the bureau.”

"This is a Type 53 rifle, which was confiscated from a fleet during my inspection with the port supervisor."

"You confiscated it?"

"Yes."

"Little salted fish, you can do it."

"Director Wang, it's not as difficult as you think. In fact, he is quite cooperative."

Director Wang saw and heard everything he explained on the barge just now, and secretly felt that it was the right arrangement to send him to the Yanjiang Police Station. A police officer who can repair and sail the ship is really needed here.

If it were someone else, how could they understand this.

There is a specialization in art, even Xu Sanye has to respect the child's professional opinion, no wonder Xu Sanye entrusts him with a heavy responsibility.

"Salted fish, salty fish, the boat is hot and ready to sail."

"Let's set sail, I'll go up right away."

"Salted fish, I'll go up with you."

"Director Wang, I'm sorry, the cab is very small. After installing the water depth sounder, only two people can stand."

"It's okay, I won't go up."

"Jin Da is also in the command cabin, Jin Da will accompany you."

The cab is small, but three people can still squeeze in.

The reason why he was not allowed to go up was because he was worried that he would not be able to come down later.

It's too cold on board.

Firefighting clothing is not only waterproof and fireproof, but also windproof.

Han Yu locked the gun cabinet, put on the firefighting suit and life vest in front of him, took the walkie-talkie and climbed up to the command cabin, glanced at the plastic feces bucket in the corner, and turned around and said, "Da Jin, have you contacted me?" You traffic control center."

"Contacted."

Jin Da put down his earphones, looked up and said, "Captain Hexiang 9 reported that they could no longer see the coal carrier, and repeatedly emphasized that what they hit half an hour ago was the starboard front side of the coal carrier, about six or seven meters away from the bow."

"What heading was Hexiang 9 at that time?"

"They said that they were sailing normally. Due to the sudden fog and low visibility, they arranged for three crew members to take turns to look at the bow, and all the lights and shapes that should be displayed were also displayed. They said that the collier seemed to appear suddenly. Come on, hit it with a bang."

"The collier is out of control?"

"It's also possible that the fog is too thick and disorienting."

"What's the current situation of Hexiang 9?"

"There is a lot of water in the cabin. They are trying to drain it, but the hull is still tilting to port. It was reported about fifteen degrees five minutes ago."

"What's on board."

"Gypsum stone, even if it is loaded with steel, it is difficult for them to fix the ballast to the starboard side and maintain the balance of the ship due to the strong wind and waves."

Director Wang roughly understood, and couldn't help asking: "Jin Da, you mean that Hexiang 9 is very dangerous and might capsize."

"If it is not rescued in time, it is likely to capsize."

Jin Weiguo gestured with his hand, and added: "Just turn it over like this, with the deck facing down and the bottom of the boat facing up, and then slowly sink."

After joining 001, Director Wang no longer thought about any ribbon-cutting and listing activities. Like everyone else, he was worried about the safety of the crew, and asked: "Then what should I do?"

"The wind and waves in the water area of ​​Dacang are too strong, and there is heavy fog on the river. What we can do now is to rush there as soon as possible, and first find a way to ensure the safety of the eleven crew members on Hexiang 9."

"What about the collier? What about the people who fell into the water on the collier?"

Who should be saved first, and who should be saved later?
Who to save, who not to save?

This is a dilemma often encountered in rescue.

Jin Weiguo turned around and looked out the porthole at the foggy night under the searchlight, not knowing how to answer for a moment.

Speaking of people who fell into the water, Han Yu couldn't help thinking of his brother who was swept into the river by a big wave, and said resolutely: "Jin Da, doesn't Dacang have your port supervision station, can't your colleagues recruit high-powered tugboats, please?" They notified the tugboat to get ready."

"But the weather is so bad and the visibility is so low..."

"The weather on the river changes rapidly. If the wind continues to increase, it should be able to blow away part of the fog. Let them be prepared. If the weather turns better, as long as the fog is not so heavy, we can use 001 as a command ship to guide them Go rescue Hexiang 9."

This is not something that the Hong Kong Supervisory Committee can recruit if they want to.

If the leader of the other unit disagrees, even if a crew member proposes that it is too dangerous to do so, their high-powered tugboat will not be dispatched.

After all, this involves not only the safety of the tugboat crew, but also property safety.

Especially the high-horsepower tugboat with full rotation is worth millions. Who would dare to take such a risk.

Jin Weiguo didn't know how to explain, so Han Yu said while the iron was hot: "Tell them, we have radar and sounding instruments. They can't see us, but we can see them. They don't know the depth of the water, but we do.

We give them pilotage. The weather is not fast anyway, and the speed can be maintained at three to four knots at most, and the safety of navigation must be guaranteed.As long as we can rush to the accident waters in the first time, we can not only save lives, but also have the opportunity to drag Hexiang 9 to the right. "

Hexiang 9 is a 6000-ton ocean-going ship. Once it sinks, it will not only cause huge economic losses, but also block the channel.

Although 001 is also a tugboat, its horsepower is too small. It can only save people and rescue small boats under [-] tons, but cannot tow a large ship of [-] tons.

Jin Weiguo didn't dare to hesitate any longer, raised his head and said, "I'll report to the superior first."

"Then I'll go up first."

"Okay, I'll call you on the walkie-talkie if I have news."

……

It is good to have a radar and a sounding instrument, although the visibility is very low, but the impact on navigation is not great.

After half an hour of going upstream, 001 finally sailed into the main channel of the Yangtze River.

The surface of the river is dozens of times wider than the North Branch Channel, and there is no shelter at all. It is also a wind of force four to five, but the wind force on the river is much stronger than that on the shore, and the wind speed is much faster than that on the shore.

Against the wind and waves, 001 is like a leaf floating in the stormy waves.

Navigation became very difficult, and the speed dropped from the previous five knots to three knots.

The swell kept beating against the glass of the second-floor pilothouse, and the ship's heel and trim were more than [-] degrees, and all the chairs and bridge drawers in the pilothouse were overturned.

If it weren't for the handle on the bulkhead, Han Yu wouldn't be able to stand still.

Visibility is not very low, but completely invisible, and it is pitch black outside.

"There is a boat going up three miles ahead on the left."

"understood."

This situation reminded Captain Wang of the wind and waves encountered when towing a dozen barges to the East China Sea one year.

Although there was no fog that time, the wind and waves were stronger than tonight.

Several old guys who had been on the boat for many years couldn't stand it anymore. At that time, the big guys had no hope of landing on the shore alive.

Especially those brothers on the barge are all ready to cut off the towline if the ship is about to sink, and they cannot implicate other ships, let alone the brothers on other ships.

As the captain of the fleet and the driver of the tugboat, he must stabilize the morale of the army, while drinking to build up his courage, he shouted with a loudspeaker, encouraging his brothers not to be afraid, let alone discouraged.

Thanks to God's blessing, after fighting against the strong wind and waves for more than six hours, the fleet was finally towed safely to a sheltered harbor basin.

The moment the fleet entered the port, he threw up.

Later, I told others that I drank too much and vomited when I was drunk, but I knew in my heart that I was seasick.

Thinking of this, he leaned on the helm and asked, "Xianyu, do you want to go down and see Director Wang?"

"I want to check the radar to see the water depth, and I want to help you navigate, so I can't get away."

"It is."

Captain Wang nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

Han Yu was worried after thinking about it, and raised the walkie-talkie: "Xiaoyu Xiaoyu, please answer if you receive it."

"Got it, salted fish, what's the matter?"

"Go to the command cabin to see Director Wang."

"You don't need to go to the command cabin. Uncle Zhu and I helped Director Wang over earlier. He's in the crew cabin behind."

"Director Wang is very seasick?"

"I fainted as soon as I entered the main channel, and I was holding a dung bucket to vomit."

Director Wang felt flustered, and was sitting slumped in the cabin holding a plastic feces bucket and vomited.

At first, it was just nausea, and I was not very dizzy. I thought it would be fine if I vomited it out.

As a result, the boat was shaking more and more, and bumped back and forth irregularly. My whole brain burst into pain, my breathing began to be heavy, and I felt that my internal organs were in motion.

He couldn't control it, and when he saw a plastic bucket, he spit out the food he ate at night, along with snot and tears.

Jin Da asked him if he was seasick, and he said "hmm" and didn't want to say another word.

Then close your eyes, bow your head and hug your knees, which can relieve a little headache.

It lasted less than 3 minutes, and my heart began to panic again, and I threw up another round holding the bucket.

Jin Da wanted to report to the traffic control center and keep in touch with his colleagues at the Taicang Port Supervisory Station. He really couldn't take care of him, so he had to be helped by Zhu Baogen and Liang Xiaoyu to the crew cabin behind the engine room.

But as soon as he was helped in, smelling the smell of diesel oil, his restless internal organs began to surge again, and he vomited up all the undigested food in his stomach, and now he vomited jaundiced water, which was sour and bitter...

Liang Xiaoyu was afraid that he would hit him, so he supported him on the left side.

Zhu Baogen squatted on the right and patted him on the back: "Director Wang, do you want some water?"

"Need not."

"Let me pour you some water to rinse your mouth."

"No, I have glasses."

Glasses……

Where did his glasses go, did they fall in a cesspool?

Zhu Baogen didn't know how to answer, Director Wang cheered up and asked, "Xiaoyu, do you have any medicine for seasickness?"

"No, Director Wang, can seasickness be treated with medicine?"

"Then why don't you faint?"

"I... I grew up on a boat, I don't know what seasickness is."

"Old Zhu, what about you?"

Director Wang is so pitiful, he will vomit his gall if it goes on like this.

Zhu Baogen couldn't bear him to suffer, he hesitated and said, "I used to be a little dizzy too, but I cured it with earth prescriptions."

Director Wang seemed to have grasped at a life-saving straw, and turned around to ask, "What earth recipe?"

"Go to the bow and get some anchor chain mud, knead a few mud balls and eat them so you won't feel dizzy."

"..."

What kind of earthen recipe is this? Director Wang couldn't help but think of Jigong saving people, as if he scratched his body in front of him and rubbed it back to make a mud ball for others to eat.

After a more disgusting nausea, he vomited again holding the feces bucket.

This time I vomited white foam, if this continues, it will damage my body.

Zhu Baogen couldn't bear it, and said eagerly: "Director Wang, if you can't eat anchor chain mud pills, you can also drink some anchor chain mud water."

Liang Xiaoyu slapped his forehead fiercely, and said happily: "I remembered, I heard people say that drinking muddy water from anchor chains can really cure seasickness!"

"Is there any other way?"

"Another stupid way is to tie it to the mast so that you won't get dizzy when you vomit. But it's winter now, the wind is so strong and it's so cold outside..."

"You better get me some water."

"Oh, I'll go right now."

(End of this chapter)