Riverside police

The river is too wide, it's not bright yet, and the fog hasn't completely dispersed. Searchlights can't shine very far, let alone flashlights.

Although Zhu Baogen and Liang Xiaoyu were wearing firefighting suits, they could not withstand the high winds and strong waves. The clothes inside were soaked through, and their faces were livid from the cold and they could not speak.

Han Yu used a loudspeaker to notify them to return to the cabin. Considering that their hands and feet were probably numb from the cold, it would be dangerous to unbuckle the safety rope like this, and asked Jin Da to go out and pick them up.

Age is not forgiving, and Captain Wang can't bear it anymore. Han Yu tells him to go to the crew cabin below the command room and lie down for a while.

As for Director Wang, he should continue to be tied to the small bed in the crew cabin.

Now we not only need to search and rescue the crew members who fell into the water on the coal ship, but also ensure the safety of the crew members on 001 and 001, so we really can't take care of him.

No one was watching, and even if someone was watching, they couldn't see clearly.

The only thing that can be done now is to turn on the police lights, sound the siren, and pay attention to whether there are any lights on the river.

If the coal ship was out of control as analyzed by the Traffic Control Center of the Port Regulatory Bureau, and the people on board were ready to abandon the ship, they should have taken corresponding measures before falling into the water.

For example, put on a life jacket and put on a lifebuoy.

For example, putting down the iron boat (small iron boat).

Another example is bringing a whistle or waterproof flashlight.

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Han Yu was calculating that based on the time of falling into the water, the speed of the water flow and the speed of the wind, the people who fell into the water could only drift to this water area at most. Jin Da opened the door of the cab from the outside, and a gust of cold wind came.

"Jinda, are Uncle Zhu and Xiaoyu okay?"

"My face was purple from the cold, and my nose was dripping with cold. Fortunately, it was cold outside and very hot inside the cabin. I have recovered now and am changing clothes."

"That's good."

"Xianyu, our traffic control center has notified the passing ships that we can contact to pay attention to whether there are people who have fallen into the water on the river."

"Then I'll connect the signal from the big radio station."

Han Yu reached out and turned on a switch.

The large radio station was previously installed in the command cabin on the first floor. Considering that it was inconvenient, a speaker and intercom were installed in the cab, just like answering an extension phone.

I can hear the call and talk to the other party, but I can't adjust the communication frequency.

"You sail the boat and pay attention to the river surface. I'll check the water depth and radar."

Jin Da tacitly closed the thick velvet curtain, raised the fallen chair, and sat in the corner staring at the radar monitor and the computer monitor of the water depth sounder.

This curtain was made from cloth I bought when I was making a computer monitor cover. It is not used during the day, but it is of great use at night.

If it is not blocked, the light from the radar display and computer monitor will cause the driver to see clearly outside.

Someone helped observe, and there was no reflection. Han Yu felt much better. He gently turned the steering wheel, stared at the river and said, "Jinda, we are not going east. We will search the waters in this area."

"Okay, now we can only do our best and obey fate."

"Jinda, the crew on Hexiang 9 said they vaguely saw a lifeboat. Are they dazzled?"

"Who knows, it was very foggy and visibility was very low."

"Judging from the length-to-width ratio of the sunken ship, it should be an inland river cargo ship. The tonnage looks quite large, estimated to be two thousand tons, but inland river cargo ships are rarely equipped with lifeboats, and at most they carry one or two iron rowing boats. "

"So I think they may have been dazzled or delusional."

"illusion?"

"They themselves are seagoing ships, and the first thing they think of when something goes wrong is survival. They have their own lifeboats, and it's easy to mistakenly think that others also have them."

Han Yu thought for a while and tapped the steering wheel: "Human life is at stake, we would rather believe it."

Jin Da yawned, raised his head and said, "Aren't we searching and rescuing? We haven't given up."

Han Yu weighed it up and said resolutely: "Jin Da, the visibility is much better now than before. Adjust the radar scanning radius to the minimum."

"Xianyu, you mean to use radar to search?"

"Try it, maybe you can scan it."

"Then you won't be able to see the ships in the distance!"

"I'll pay attention. Besides, we turn on the lights and sirens."

"Okay, be careful."

The radar detection radius was adjusted to the minimum, and the situation on the 800-meter river surface with 001 as the center was clearly displayed.

First of all, we must determine where the riverside is, which highlights are the facilities on the riverside and the ships parked on the riverside, which highlights are the navigation marks, and which highlights are the ships passing by...

Then use the elimination method to determine which bright spots may be people who fell into the water.

But the radar scans in circles, and when it scans this area, you can see this area, and the scanned areas slowly disappear. There is no comparison before and after, so you can only rely on your brain to remember, which is not as intuitive as the water depth detection scan.

There was a strong wind and waves outside, and the ship was heaving up and down and bumping back and forth.

Jin Da also suffered from seasickness and was dizzy, but in order to search and rescue, he could only pinch his temples and stare at the radar monitor.

Han Yu felt equally uncomfortable, but now he had to persevere no matter how uncomfortable it was.

Driving 001 in circles on the wide river, while concentrating on avoiding collisions with passing ships, pay attention to any lights or shadows on the river that may be people who have fallen into the water.

Before I knew it, it was already five o'clock in the morning.

Just when he couldn't stand it anymore and was about to use the intercom to call Captain Wang to come up and change, Captain Wang's call came from the intercom.

"Salted fish, salted fish, we don't have much oil. If we keep going in circles, we won't be able to go back."

"Captain Wang, are you getting up?"

"I just woke up and made some steamed bun slices. Do you want to eat them?"

"I'll go take a dip myself later."

“There’s really not much oil left!”

Although we had only been out for seven hours, we had to brave the wind and waves, which was different from normal sailing, and the fuel consumption was astonishingly high.

Han Yu didn't want to come out for rescue. He would need someone else to rescue him when the time came. He turned around and asked, "Jinda, ask your colleagues on the shore if there is a gas station nearby."

"OK."

"Captain Wang, we will search and rescue until dawn. Even if there is no gas station nearby, we can go to Okura Port to refuel when we return."

"Okay, I'll go up and replace you after I finish eating."

"Thank you, Captain Wang. To be honest, I can't bear it anymore."

Han Yu put down the walkie-talkie, and Jin Dazheng was about to get up and go to the command cabin on the first floor to use the large radio to contact his colleagues on the shore. Suddenly, a call came from the loudspeaker of the large radio that had just been installed a few days ago.

"Traffic control calls Linghai Public Security 001. Traffic control calls Linghai Public Security 001. Please answer when you receive it."

"Linghai Public Security Bureau 001 received it, traffic control please speak!"

"Zhehuo 1089 on the way up reported that they vaguely saw a seagoing ship lifeboat near the waters downstream of No. 98!"

"Linghai Police 001 received it, completed!"

"The latest weather forecast shows that the wind on the river near you shows no signs of weakening. Please pay attention to your safety."

"received, thank you."

As long as it is a lifeboat, regardless of whether it is a crew member who fell into the water on a coal ship or not, they must rush to the rescue as soon as possible.

Because if there are people on the lifeboat and you don't rescue them, the lifeboat will drift with the current and drift into the sea.

The people on the boat are more likely to survive floating on the river, but once they drift into the endless sea, the possibility of encountering a passing ship is extremely slim.

Even if there is no one on the lifeboat, if no rescue is carried out, it is likely to drift with the current and hit other ships.

If it is caught in the propeller of another ship, it will cause damage to the propeller and even the rudder of the other ship, which will lead to new dangers on the water.

No. 98 floats upstream, and No. 001 is not far from there.

Han Yu immediately adjusted the course and asked Jin Da to adjust the radar to the normal scanning radius.

Captain Wang climbed up after eating the steamed bun slices soaked in boiling water. As soon as he squeezed in, he asked: "Xianyu, are you returning to the ship?"

"It's not a return trip. The traffic control center reported that a ship saw a lifeboat of a seagoing ship downstream of No. 98."

"Oh, I'll drive it, you go down and have a rest."

"Buoy No. 98 is right in front. I'll go down and call Uncle Zhu and Xiaoyu to prepare for rescue."

"Okay, it's windy outside, so be careful."

"I know."

Han Yu handed the helm to Captain Wang, tied a safety rope around his waist, and turned around and said, "Jin Da, if you continue to keep an eye on the radar and water depth, you don't have to go down."

Jin Weiguo had a splitting headache and would rather go down and enjoy the cold wind than stare at two monitors.

But the visibility was very low now, and navigation safety was more important than anything else. He could only bite the bullet and said: "Okay."

Han Yu braved the biting cold wind, holding on to the icy railing, and cautiously came to the cabin door.

Liang Xiaoyu had already recovered and was sitting upright in his lunch box, eating slices of steamed buns. He raised his head and asked, "Dried salted fish, do you want to eat it?"

"Eat quickly, rescue is coming."

"Have you found those people who fell into the river?"

"Rescuing a lifeboat, those few people don't know." Seeing that Zhu Baogen had finished eating, Han Yu said eagerly: "Uncle Zhu, let's get the bracket first and install the gourd."

"OK!"

Zhu Baogen calmed down and quickly got out of the cabin.

The so-called bracket is a small boom welded with steel pipes. I didn’t think about installing a boom at first. After all, 001 was too small, and there was no place and no need to install it.

Some time ago, when Ding Jiao and Zhang Lan were settling accounts with the shipyard, they found a few medium-sized steel plates left. They thought it was not cost-effective to sell them as scrap metal. Seeing that there were "iron boats" (small iron boats) on other people's ships, they decided to let them go. Boss Wu arranged for a worker to weld one.

Considering that it was unsafe to be towed at the stern like a tugboat, Han Yu simply asked Boss Wu to weld a detachable boom with a steel pipe and added a set of hoists (pulleys) so that the iron canoe could be hoisted with the boom. rear deck or hoisted from the rear deck to the water.

Unexpectedly, the paint on the iron boat was not dry yet and it could not be hoisted onto the ship yet, so the matching crane arm came in handy first.

The two took out the steel pipe, fastened the safety rope to ensure their own safety, and then squatted on the deck and hurriedly assembled it.

By the time Liang Xiaoyu finished eating his steamed buns and rushed to the back deck, the boom had already been assembled.

Han Yu was just thinking about whether to install it on the port side or the starboard side when he heard Jin Da shouting through the loudspeaker: "Xianyu, we see the lifeboat. It's about three hundred meters ahead on the port side!"

"I can't see."

Han Yu shouted that he couldn't see it, but Jin Da actually couldn't hear him. He held up the telescope and said excitedly: "There seems to be someone on the boat. You hurry up and get ready. I'm going down right now."

Liang Xiaoyu leaned on the railing and looked at the river, murmuring: "I can't see the dried salted fish either."

"We'll see you later, work first!"

"oh.