Riverside police

Haixun 49 set off from Sheshan Island. After sailing for 9 hours at sea, the sea surface suddenly became rough and the waves tilted more than 15 degrees!

Han Yu worked hard and directed Wu Haili and others to adjust the course in time according to the changes in the surge.

Although Wu Haili had rich sailing experience before he was transferred to the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau, he was driving a seagoing ship of more than 5,000 tons at that time. The Haixun 49 is only 500 tons, and its ability to withstand wind and waves is not as good as that of large-tonnage cargo ships. Its driving experience in harsh sea conditions is similar to that of the China Customs 825 boat.

Haixun 49 sailed alone on the deep blue ocean. Thick clouds accumulated in the sky. The sunlight could not penetrate the huge shadow, making the sea look cold and gloomy. The waves kept rolling, as if countless hands were pushing the hull, both urging and warning.

The wind was howling like an angry beast roaring.

The strong wind tore at the boat violently, causing the hull to toss in the waves. The waves were getting higher and higher, as if they were going to swallow the boat.

"Left rudder ten!" Han Yu had experienced storms bigger than this. Faced with strong winds and huge waves, Han Yu remained calm and continued to give orders while holding on to the bridge.

Wu Haili personally took the helm and returned: "Ten rudder left."

"Stand the rudder."

"The rudder is straight!"

A huge wave hit, and the glass of the bridge was covered with sea water. Only the bow of the ship could be vaguely seen through the high-speed rotating Kent window. The boat was swaying in the wind and waves, as if it would be capsized at any time.

Guan Kenan and others were not as calm as Han Yu and Wu Haili. Some of their eyes were full of fear and anxiety. They held tightly to the armrests of the cabin and prayed silently. Some stared at the violent wind and waves with livid faces, trying to find a trace of calm.

This sudden storm seems to be endless. Every bump and every swing seems to challenge the limits of Haixun 49.

Encountering some storms, Han Yu thought it was not a bad thing.

After all, the twenty-one cadres and workers on the ship will be in charge of this sea area from now on. How can they go to sea in the future and how can they patrol and enforce the law in the coastal waters without experiencing some strong winds and waves?

However, the storm is not endless.

Just when Guan Kenan was suffering from nausea and vomiting, Haixun 49 successfully sailed away from the wave area.

The sea surface returned to calm, and the sun appeared again, shining on the sea surface, as if it was an end to this thrilling journey. The crew members breathed a sigh of relief and looked at each other with joy and a sense of accomplishment in their eyes.

For them, they just experienced a "life and death test", but they did not flinch or give up, but chose to face it bravely. Now they can continue their journey with peace of mind.

Han Yu was very pleased and couldn't help but smile: "Old Wu, hurry up and check the equipment. It's best to clean it up."

"yes!"

Wu Haili always thought that his crew could withstand the test of strong winds and waves. As a result, the performance of Guan Kenan and others just now made him extremely disappointed. He said unhappily: "What are you still doing? Everyone who can stand, stand up. Let's move the bridge first." Clean up.”

Han Yu did not leave the bridge. He looked at the electronic chart on the monitor and said with emotion: "Waikejiao is at 3 o'clock, about three nautical miles away from here. The surrounding sea environment is harsh. It is difficult to build permanent facilities near here. You can imagine how big it is.”

Wu Haili adjusted the course, handed the helm to the helmsman, walked over and asked: "Which unit built the permanent facilities at the territorial sea base point?"

"This is both a diplomatic project and a national defense project. It was invested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and planned and implemented by the East China Sea Fleet Aviation Insurance Office. However, the East China Sea Fleet is mainly responsible for surveying, and the specific construction seems to be handled by Taitung City. After all, Taitung is close to here."

"Han Bureau, how far is Waiqiao from the coastline?" Guan Kenan asked curiously.

Han Yu picked up a ruler and measured it, and said: "The coastline is not a straight line. According to the chart, it is 35 nautical miles away from the nearest artificial island and 61 nautical miles away from the farthest coastline. After conversion, the average distance from the nearby coastline is more than 80 kilometers. "

Wu Haili knew very well the significance of this distance. He stared at the chart and sighed: "It is said that when the tide is low, the water outside may not be exposed to the sea. Building permanent facilities on the water outside may seem like a waste of time and money, but in fact it is of great significance. This is It is equivalent to moving our territorial waters as a whole 60 nautical miles eastward, and the same is true for our exclusive economic zone!"

"What does it mean to move east? This side has been our territorial waters since ancient times."

Han Yu smiled and raised his head to remind: "Overcoming difficulties, there is a sandbar island outside Kengjiao. Don't sail too fast and pay attention to the water depth to prevent stranding."

"yes!"

After sailing cautiously for about half an hour, three fishing boats and a fishery administration vessel of about 200 tons appeared in front of us. The crew members who had just recovered from the strong wind and waves ran to the side of the ship and waved desperately to the fishing boats and fishery administration boats.

Han Yu raised his telescope and clearly saw that the three fishing boats were under construction at sea! The people on the fishing boat drove several piles into the sea and built a simple platform on the piles.

"Coast patrol 49 calls fishery administration 301, coast patrol 49 calls fishery administration 301."

"301 received, Haixun 49, please speak!"

"Is the webmaster here? I'm Han Yu!"

The excited voice of Bao, the director of Lusi Fishery Administration Station of Dongqi Agricultural Bureau came from the radio: "Bureau Han, why are you here? How did you know I'm here?"

Han Yu put down the telescope, held up the radio, looked at the fishery administration ship in the distance, and said with a smile: "Stationmaster Bao, I changed my career and was just transferred to the Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau. I don't know you are here, but I know you." The ship!"

Stationmaster Bao walked to the cab door and looked at the Haixun 49, which was afraid of being stranded. He held up the intercom and said excitedly: "We came to install the observation equipment with experts from the National Ocean Technology Center. We didn't expect to be able to See you here. Director Han, how did you get transferred to the Maritime Safety Bureau?"

"The organization transferred me here, so I can only obey the organization's arrangements." Han Yu smiled and asked curiously: "Webmaster Bao, what equipment are you here to install?"

"Installation of Volunteer Boat Observation Systems."

There are meteorological departments on shore to observe and prepare for climate change, as well as at sea.

However, unlike on shore, it is impossible to set up meteorological observation stations everywhere, so the International Meteorological Organization, the predecessor of the World Meteorological Organization, drafted and adopted the World Meteorological Convention and established a series of committees.

One of the committees, called the Technical Cooperation Committee on Oceanography and Marine Meteorology, in order to better conduct observations of marine meteorological elements such as waves, water temperature, wind, air pressure, temperature and humidity, invited the member countries of the International Meteorological Organization to recruit volunteer ships to conduct meteorological observations. .

This international meteorological cooperation project is abbreviated as SOT in English. There are more than 7,000 ships participating in marine meteorological surveys. The first ocean-going container freighter Han Yu served was a volunteer ship of SOT.

These ships have routes all over the world, and the crews responsible for meteorological observation tasks are senior crew members who have participated in SOT training. During the voyage, meteorological observations must be made four times a day in accordance with the specifications of the World Meteorological Organization, and the observation data must be reported in real time to the international coast station passing by, and reported to the regional centers of the World Meteorological Organization via the international coast station.

As a member of the World Meteorological Organization, China is obliged to provide marine climate data and also benefits from it. For example, when our country's cargo ships sail, they can obtain relevant marine climate information.

It’s just that science and technology are becoming more and more advanced now, and manual observation and manual reporting are no longer needed as they were more than ten years ago.

Han Yu did not expect that his superiors would install the volunteer ship observation system on the simple platform. He asked curiously: "Who will be responsible for maintaining the observation system after it is installed?"

"We, our fishery administration station is responsible for maintenance."

"Thanks for your hard work."

"Who asked us to do this, Director Han, what are you doing here?"

"This is the junction of the waters under the jurisdiction of our Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau and Yungang Maritime Safety Bureau. This is our first time to go on a sea cruise, so of course we have to come and take a look."

"The water here is shallow, don't come over, I'll go over."

"Stationmaster Bao, don't come here. You are busy with your business. We have been out at sea for many days. Let's just take a walk around the area and leave." Han Yu thought about it and smiled: "Say hello to the experts from the National Ocean Technology Center for me. "

"No problem, I wish you a safe journey and I'll see you back."

Haixun 49's fuel and fresh water are running low, and it will return as planned if it goes to the shipwreck area to take a look.

Han Yu said hello to the Taitung City construction workers who were working on the sea through the radio, walked around the outside and ordered to sail back.

It is not easy to meet the fishery administration on the vast sea, and everyone is very happy. I even feel that I will not be lonely when cruising in the future, because it is not only me who patrols and enforces law in this area, but also the fishery administration.

Sailing back, we did not enter the wave area we came through, and detoured about three nautical miles to the east. Gu Zhengjian shouted: "Han Bureau, Director Wu, there is a ship at four o'clock, about six nautical miles away from us, heading due south. Speed ​​six knots."

The speed of general breakbulk cargo and oil tankers is usually around 13 to 19 knots. The speed of container ships built in recent years is faster, generally around 20 to 25 knots.

The boat Gu Zhengjian found on the radar was only traveling at six knots. Could it be a fishing boat or a freighter that had broken down?

Han Yu felt very strange and muttered: "Drive over and have a look. Anyway, I'm on my way."

"yes!"

"Yachuan, pay attention to the radio."

"yes!"

Haixun 49 is a official ship with a small tonnage but fast speed.

The two ships were six nautical miles apart, and they caught up within an hour. Through the telescope, it was clearly visible that it was a bulk carrier flying the Panama flag, with a visual estimate of about 20,000 tons.

The condition of the boat doesn't look very good, at least it's not well maintained and it's rusty. It gives people the impression that the boat is very old and worn out.

Han Yu whispered: "Xu Yachuan, shout."

"Yes!" Xu Yachuan was a top student who was assigned to the Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau the year before last. He had worked for Han Xiangning for a period of time in security inspection. His English was good. He immediately put down his telescope and raised the radio: "Please pay attention to the Altyn, please pay attention to the Altyn. We are a Chinese maritime patrol ship. Please answer when you receive it. Please answer when you receive it."

"..."

The other party didn't reply. Through the binoculars, you could clearly see that the crew on the deck was in a panic.

Han Yu whispered while observing the sea: "Change the channel and continue calling."

"China Maritime Security Bureau is calling the Altyn. You have entered China's territorial waters. Please reply when you receive it. Please reply when you receive it!"

"..."

The other party still didn't respond, but they were adjusting their course and increasing their power to sail eastward.

Xiao Qian started taking pictures from the moment he discovered the Altyn. As he was taking pictures, he suddenly exclaimed: "Han Bureau, there is garbage on the sea!"

"Where?"

"Where!"

"Get the evidence immediately, come in and take a picture of the latitude and longitude."

"yes!"

Wu Haili realized why the foreign ship had escaped. He touched the corner of his mouth and said, "If you enter the Yangtze River or Huangpu River directly without changing the ballast water, you will be punished. Discharging garbage in China's territorial waters is also illegal and will be punished. !”

Han Yu stared at the Altyn and said, "That's why it was driving so slowly just now, so it wanted to run away when it saw us!"

"Should we chase or not?"

"Of course I have to chase."

“Beyond that is the high seas.”

"Further forward is both the high seas and our exclusive economic zone! Moreover, it discharges garbage in our territorial waters!"

Wu Haili reminded: "Han Bureau, judging from the route, it does not necessarily have to dock at our Chinese port. We are a coast guard ship, not a warship, nor a customs law enforcement boat. Without weapons and equipment, it is very dangerous for a small boat to chase a big ship." "

As for weapons, there are high-pressure water cannons on the ship, but they are also on the freighter in front.

If it really comes down to shooting, the Haixun 49 is definitely no match.

Han Yu missed the Chinese Customs Boat 825 a lot. If it had a machine gun, would the other party dare to ignore the warning and flee openly? Han Yu even regretted being transferred to the Maritime Safety Bureau. If he were still a public security officer, he would be able to fire shots to scare the opponent.

Unarmed!

Now he is pretending to be defenseless, but he really has no chance to take advantage of the other party.

Han Yu was thinking about how to stop the boat in front of him when nothing happened. Wu Haili reminded again: "We don't have much fuel and fresh water. If we catch up and monitor it, how will we get back?"