Riverside police

The river surface in Yingchuangang Harbor is very wide, but because there are many shoals and reefs in the river, the channel is very narrow.

In addition, it is the dry season, and the narrowest point of the dedicated channel that can accommodate ships with a gross tonnage of more than 5,000 is only 150 meters, and the water depth at low tide is only nine meters.

001 has a shallower draft, but you still need to pay attention when sailing.

Captain Wang drove 001 upstream, bypassing shoals and reefs, and sailed in a circle to the waters where the anchored ship occurred.

Han Yu jumped onto a cargo ship with its anchor and anchor chain tied up. He ran to the stern of the ship to observe the situation. After consulting with the crew members of the crane ship that came to the rescue, he immediately asked the crew members of several cargo ships to "make mistakes" and first Tie the cables to each other to loosen the twisted anchor and chain for subsequent rescue.

After several ships have tied up the cables, let Zhu Baogen tie up the tow cables, and ask Captain Wang to drive and use 001 to tow the six twisted cargo ships so that the six twisted ships can remain stationary against the water under the tide. .

The traffic control center issued ship warning information to remind passing ships to pay attention to avoidance.

Supervisor 37 and the hurriedly arrived Hong Kong Patrol Group 1 supervisory boat turned on their warning lights and reminded passing ships to pay attention to avoidance in the upstream and downstream waters where the anchor twisting accident occurred.

Han Yu and Han Xiangning became the commander-in-chief of the rescue, and organized the crews of the six cargo ships to slowly pull up the anchor chains, check the conditions of the anchors, and determine the entanglement of the underwater anchors and anchor chains of each ship.

Then, using tools such as cables and crowbars, they "surgically" directed the crew members of each ship to operate the anchor windlass, pull up the cables, move the crowbars, and slowly peel off the entanglement of the anchors and anchor chains between the ships.

I started working hard at nine o'clock in the morning, and I didn't even bother to eat lunch. I kept busy until four o'clock in the afternoon, and finally helped them untie the anchor and anchor chain that were twisted together.

The accident was caused by the anchorage of two cement ships of more than 100 tons. Yesterday, the ship owners were reminded that the anchor position was wrong, but they did not take it seriously. They violated water traffic regulations and will be punished.

But this had nothing to do with Han Yu. He was about to ask Captain Wang to return home, but his attention was attracted by a five- to six-thousand-ton ship that had just passed through the main channel.

Han Xiangning went to Supervisor 37 and saw him standing stupidly on the side of the ship. He subconsciously raised the walkie-talkie and said, "San'er, what are you looking at?"

"That Panamanian freighter has deviated from the waterway. If it doesn't adjust its course, it will easily run aground!"

"Let me ask what's going on."

Han Xiangning also noticed something was wrong, hurriedly put down the walkie-talkie and got into the cabin of Supervision 37.

There was also a very high-frequency radio station on 001. Han Yu opened the door and squeezed into the cab. He picked up the intercom and turned on the radio while saying eagerly: "Captain Wang, chase the ship and pass in front of its starboard side."

"What's wrong?"

"It has yawed. If it doesn't adjust its course, it will run aground."

"immediately!"

Captain Wang reacted and hurriedly drove into the main channel at full speed.

Han Yu raised the phone and shouted in English: "Please pay attention to the Pradwin, please pay attention to the Pradwin, I am the China Binjiang Water Police, I am the China Binjiang Water Police, please reply when you receive it, please reply when you receive it!"

After waiting for dozens of seconds, the other party did not respond.

Han Yu changed the channel and continued calling, but there was still no movement from the other party.

I only heard my senior sister shouting on the radio, in Mandarin.

"San'er, that's not right. It's impossible for a foreign ship to enter the Yangtze River without a pilot, and it's impossible for the pilot on the ship not to hear our call!"

"Hurry and report to the traffic control center and ask what happened."

"OK."

As he spoke, 001, under the control of Captain Wang, had caught up to fifty or sixty meters to the right of the stern of the foreign freighter. Han Yu opened the hatch and raised his telescope to observe.

You wouldn't know if you didn't observe it. After observing it for a while, I found that something was even more wrong.

"Ning Ning, there is something wrong with this cargo ship. It did not fly the signal flag as required, nor did it display the signal pattern as required. There should be no pilot on board!"

"Received, received, the traffic control center asked us to continue calling."

"They don't answer. What's the use of calling."

"The Traffic Control Center is contacting our brothers upstream and downstream, the Port Supervision Bureau, to understand the situation first."

After all these years, water traffic management on the river is still somewhat chaotic.

For example, pilotage should be carried out in sections like the railway drivers on the shore. After all, no matter how experienced the pilot is, it is impossible for him to be familiar with the conditions of the entire Yangtze River channel.

However, due to various reasons, the Zhenjiang Port Supervision Bureau is responsible for arranging pilots for foreign ships sailing to ports such as Jiangyin. For foreign ships bound for Jiangcheng, pilots will be dispatched by the Jiangcheng Port Supervision Bureau to guide the ships. The same is true for ships further upstream, which is neither safe nor conducive to management.

Although the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau has invested in the construction of four radar stations, it can monitor the situation on the river.

But the ships on the river are densely packed with bright spots on the radar, and there is no identification system for the ship's identity. I only know that it is a ship, but I don't know the ship's name and number...

There are various signs that there must be no pilot on the freighter in front.

This means that it has intruded into the Yangtze River and has violated China's sovereignty!

This is no longer just a matter for the Hong Kong Supervisory Authority. Han Yu weighed it up, put down the walkie-talkie and picked up the intercom again, adjusting the radio to the traffic control frequency:

"Binjiang Traffic Control Center, this is Binjiang Marine Police 001. I found that the Panamanian freighter Predwin was acting suspiciously. It may have illegally entered the Yangtze River. We will intercept it. Please contact customs and border defense immediately for assistance!"

"Binjiang Marine Police 001, this is Binjiang Port Traffic Control Center. We are contacting Baoshan Traffic Control Center. Can you give us five minutes to confirm the situation first?"

"We called it many times, but it did not respond and was accelerating upward. Judging from the course, the people on the ship were not familiar with the Yangtze River waterway. If we did not intercept it decisively, it would easily cause a grounding accident."

Han Yu looked at the target ship, thought about it and emphasized: "More importantly, if we allow it to continue to break in, it will be a further violation of China's sovereignty!"

There was silence on the radio for a moment, and then a male traffic control voice came: "The traffic control center has received it. The traffic control center has received it. Please pay attention to the interception safety."

When working as a trainee chief mate on a seagoing ship, when sailing into foreign territorial waters, you must fly signal flags in accordance with international practice, and you must strictly obey other people's instructions.

One time, the cargo was loaded at a foreign terminal and the ship was ready to sail. However, the sailor was discovered smoking on the deck and was said to threaten the safety of the port and even the port personnel.

Law enforcement officers came on board one after another to inspect the ship. The ship was impounded for three days. Including fines, berthing fees and other losses, the Maritime Transport Bureau lost hundreds of thousands of dollars!

There are now foreign ships that do not fly signal flags in accordance with international practice. This is disrespect for China's sovereignty. Moreover, multiple calls were not answered as required, which is a violation of China's water traffic management laws.

If you break in without permission, the problem is even more serious.

How could Han Yu allow it to continue going up? He immediately turned on the police lights, sounded the siren, then turned on the loudspeaker and raised the intercom:

"Please pay attention to the Prydwin, I am the Chinese Water Police, and I order you to turn on the radio immediately and respond to my inquiry."

The old-looking foreign cargo ship was still sailing against the wind and seemed not to hear the shouting.

But a foreign crew member could clearly be seen stepping out of the cab and looking over in a panic.

"Please pay attention to the Prydwin, I am the Chinese Water Police, and I order you to reply immediately!"

"Prydwin, I am the Chinese Marine Police. This is the last warning. If you don't reply, we will take measures against you!"

"Prydwin, I am the Chinese Marine Police. I order you to immediately reduce your speed to three knots, follow me out of the main channel, and anchor in the waters 1.5 kilometers ahead to the left to wait for inspection!"

The crew on the foreign cargo ship saw it and must have heard it, but they refused to respond or slow down.

Han Yu became angry, leaned over and shouted: "Uncle Zhu, prepare the water cannon!"

This was the first time Zhu Baogen encountered such a situation. He couldn't believe that there was a ship disobeying the command, and he immediately reacted: "Okay, right away."

"Captain Wang, find a good angle, I want to give them some color!"

"How about flushing the cab for them?"

"That's it, hurry up."

"OK!"

Captain Wang finally saw the shadow of Xu Sanye in Han Yu, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Han Yu didn't know what Captain Wang was thinking. He put down the loudspeaker intercom, closed the driver's door and ran to the first deck. He stood on the port side and looked at the foreign freighter that didn't listen to the warning. He raised the intercom again:

"Supervisor 37, please pay attention. Supervisor 37, please pay attention. I will take measures against the Predwin. Please sail to its left front and cooperate with the interception!"

"Supervisor 37 received it, Supervisor 37 received it!"

"Xianyu, do you want to change into firefighting clothes?"

"I now represent the Chinese government and must wear a uniform. I won't change it. Please change it quickly."

"Okay, stand aside and don't get wet."

"fine."

There is no need to install a water gun at the fire protection position, just connect the water pipe and turn on the fire pump.

Zhu Baogen quickly finished preparations. Han Yu raised his telescope, observed the clearly visible crew of the foreign freighter, and said coldly: "Aim at the third-floor cab and launch!"

Zhu Baogen looked up and warned: "It will break the cab glass."

"Don't say it's shattered, so what if it sinks."

"yes!"

Zhu Baogen no longer hesitated and immediately opened the water valve. A silver-white water dragon spurted out and flew to the foreign cargo ship in the blink of an eye.

It's just that the distance is a bit far and the power isn't strong enough.

Han Yu ran up to the second floor again, held on to the railing and shouted: "Captain Wang, come closer."

"no problem."

Captain Wang gently turned the steering wheel, and 001 slowly moved towards the foreign freighter.

Zhu Baogen kept adjusting the angle like he was operating an anti-aircraft machine gun. The water jet fired from the high-pressure water cannon was finally able to wash the cab glass of the foreign freighter.

There are also fire-fighting facilities on the freighter, and the high-pressure water cannons on the freighter are also very powerful and commanding.

Han Yu was thinking about what to do if the opponent used high-pressure water cannons to resist. There was an English response from the radio: "Chinese Marine Police, Chinese Marine Police, this is the Pridewin. I will lower it to three knots immediately. I will lower it to three knots immediately..."