Riverside police

Facts have proved that my father-in-law’s weather forecast is not inaccurate.

The storm that just passed is just the appetizer before the typhoon comes.

The rain stopped after twenty minutes. The wind was still blowing, but not as strong as before.

The rural power lines in Bailonggang and even the entire Sichang Township were seriously aging. They could not withstand the storm and rain just now, and there was a power outage as expected.

Power outages in rural areas are normal, but not having power outages is abnormal.

Liang Xiaoyu had been prepared. When he saw that the lights on the barge were not on, he used a flashlight to first check the power distribution cabinet on the barge, and then went ashore to observe the transformer despite the strong wind. After confirming that the barge had not tripped and that the power transformer on the shore no longer buzzed, he immediately reported to Han Yu via the intercom.

There are several switch cabinets on the pontoon. Han Yu pulled down the switch blade connected to the shore power grid, started the gasoline generator on the pontoon, closed the switchgear with its own power supply, the first-floor duty room, the second-floor command and control room and the side lights of the pontoon. , the mast light on the top of the barge turned on again.

Returning to the command and dispatch room, I wanted to call and ask what was going on at the Bailonggang substation.

I don’t know if the post office was affected by the power outage, or if there was something wrong with the phone lines. The calls were no longer accessible. From now on, communication could only rely on radios and walkie-talkies.

"Longyong Suo Longyong Suo, Yanjiang Suo Longyong Suo, please answer when you receive it."

"What Longyong has received, Yanjiang please tell me."

"How is the situation over there? Is there a power outage? Can the phone be connected?"

"There is a power outage. The township is trying to find a way to contact the Mingming Power Supply Bureau. The phone can be connected. We have just reported the situation to the bureau."

"As long as the phone can get through, if you need anything, just call us."

"Thanks."

Longyong Township is an enclave of Linghai, hanging alone on Taoming Island. To be precise, due to the continuous accumulation of sediment, the current Longyong Township, the former Longyong Sand, and Taoming Island in the East China Sea are connected.

They use electricity from the East China Sea, and you don't need to ask to know that the electricity repairs will not be quick.

The Taoming Power Supply Bureau must urgently repair the damaged power lines in its towns and villages. Only when all that can be repaired is repaired will it think of Longyong.

Moreover, the typhoon has not really come, leaving little time for repairs. When the typhoon arrives, the newly repaired lines may have problems again.

Han Yu had been to the Longyong Police Station twice and knew very well how difficult the conditions were. He was sighing that his colleagues on the island would have to light candles as before in the next few nights when Lao Zhang's urgent call came from the radio.

"Salted fish, salted fish, our propeller is entangled in the fishing net, we can't go back!"

"Zhang Suo, where are you?"

"We are on the Changsheng River, not far from the Changsheng Gate."

“Where are the city leaders?”

"Just landed."

Small passenger ships could be used on inland rivers in the past. Bailong Port even opened more than a dozen inland river routes more than ten years ago. But not now. The navigation conditions of inland rivers are getting worse year by year.

It’s just that no one is dredging the river. For the sake of economic benefit, the villages even contract the traffic river to individuals to raise fish. There are nets here and there, and there are nets everywhere.

The inland river cargo ship cannot sail very far, so it has to shout at the top of its lungs to call the people on the shore to release the net.

If no one is watching the net on the shore, you can only stop the boat and wait.

If you rush over without waiting, you will not only have to pay for the other person’s net, but you will even have to pay for the fish that escaped because the net was damaged.

Some places are reluctant to spend money to build bridges when building roads, and even dam and block good traffic rivers, which affects both inland navigation and waterlogging.

Bridges have been built in some places, but they are so short.

During the flood season, the water rises and the bridge blocks the boat from crossing. During the dry season, because the river has not been dredged for a long time, the water is too shallow and cargo ships cannot sail.

In addition, some people are engaged in cage farming in the river, and some are planting a plant called water peanut in the river as pigweed. As a result, many cargo ships are now afraid to enter the inland river.

Han Yu didn't expect that even a small motorboat like 002 would be trapped. He couldn't help but muttered: "It's true that the city leaders can't check the drainage outlet on the shore. We have to take a boat to check."

Lao Zhang braved the rain to save himself, but failed for a long time. He was soaked all over. He got into the cabin and smiled bitterly: "It's not like you don't know where the drainage outlets are built. It's not easy to walk on the river, and it's even harder to walk on the bank."

The drainage outlets are all on remote river banks, so to speak, they are all in the fields.

There are only field ridges and no decent roads there. It is difficult to walk on ordinary days. It is muddy and slippery when it rains...

Han Yu reacted and said quickly: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I'll let Xiaoyu bring the tools."

"Let Xiaoyu work quickly. After repairing the boat, we have to go to the front to pick up the city leaders."

"It's not something you can do just by trying to go fast. Bicycles and motorcycles can't pass, let alone cars. He has to bring tools and go back to drive his family's boat."

"I know, hurry up."

Compared with the possible dangers on the river, the trouble 002 encountered was nothing at all.

Han Yu must ensure that 001 can be dispatched at any time, and can only let Xiaoyu go to the rescue alone.

It was said that he was alone, but when Xiaoyu got home, there were two of him. On such a day, he could only ask his father to drive his family's "shop boat".

As soon as Han Yu sent Xiaoyu away, calls kept coming from the VHF radio station.

Upstream, a two-hundred-ton coal ship encountered strong winds and waves. Water continued to enter the cabin, and even the main engine was soaked in water and malfunctioned. The Port Supervision Bureau recruited a tugboat to tow the coal ship to a small dock, but the water intrusion was too serious. It will sink quickly.

The owners of the boat were a mother and son. It was conceivable that the boat was their entire property. No matter how much the port supervisor and the rescue personnel tried to persuade them, the mother and son were unwilling to abandon the boat.

The deputy captain of the first port patrol team had no choice but to ask a tugboat to tow the coal ship to a floating dock not far away, and let the dock staff use a floating crane (a crane installed on the floating dock) to help reduce the load.

However, the coal ship was already overloaded and took in so much water that the cable was quickly broken and the bow and hull of the ship sank. The mother and son were rescued at the last minute...

Situations like this happened four times in the past hour!

There is no danger in the Bailonggang waters for the time being, but Han Yu dare not take it lightly because the real test has not yet come.

Just as I was about to ask the fishery administration about the situation at sea through the radio, the traffic control center suddenly called: "Traffic control calls Binjiang Marine Police 001, traffic control calls Binjiang Marine Police 001."

"001 received, please speak to traffic control."

"The radar shows that a ship is heading towards you. Its sailing trajectory is abnormal and it may have lost control. Can you go to the rescue?"

"Yes, could you please tell me the specific location of that ship?"

"No. 32 floats two kilometers downstream in Sanhe Waters."

"Got it, let's go immediately!"

Han Yu pressed the alarm bell installed by his master before his death.

Captain Wang and Zhu Baogen, who were sleeping in their clothes in the dormitory on the first floor, immediately sat up, put on their raincoats and climbed up to 001.

Lao Qian quickly threw away his cigarette butts and climbed up to the second floor to help Han Yu guard the radio station.

Hot summer is not cold winter, the time to prepare the car is very short, and there is no need to heat the boat as much as in winter.

At 5:22, 001 turned on the police lights, sounded the siren and slowly left the barge.

The wind on the river is at least five knots, and the waves cannot move quickly against the wind.

Han Yu observed the river surface, gently turned the steering wheel, and said: "Captain Wang, the typhoon only arrived at our side at night. We must be prepared for a protracted war. Why don't you go down and take a rest first."

As I get older, lack of sleep is really hard to bear.

Captain Wang thought for a while, yawned and said, "I can't go on anymore, I'll just take a nap here."

"It's not good to sleep here."

"If you can sleep, just don't think I'm snoring."

"Why do I think you snore? Go to bed quickly."

The sky was dark and the ground was dark. The boat was sailing in the rain and the visibility was not good. Zhu Baogen wore a raincoat and looked at the bow of the boat.

Fortunately it's summer. If it were winter, I don't know what it would be like.

Thinking that Zhu Baogen was already in his fifties, Han Yu realized that during this period, he was so busy with things at the shipyard that he actually forgot that his master had told him more than once during his lifetime that he should quickly train mechanics and sailors.

But the salary and benefits of the police assistants are too low. Where can we recruit people?

Even if you can recruit and train people, it will be difficult to retain them.

After all, certified river crews are very popular. My parents are old. They found a crew two months ago and paid them 1,200 yuan a month. However, they ran away after working for a month and a half.

The Yanjiang Police Station can only provide services to people for a maximum of two hundred and one month. This gap is too big...

Just when I was worried about the lack of suitable mechanics and sailors, I heard Zhu Baogen shouting on the intercom: "Xianyu Xianyu, is that the barge in front... It's not a barge, it looks like a floating dock."

Han Yu quickly woke up Captain Wang and asked Captain Wang to take the helm. He then raised his telescope and observed carefully.

I don't know if I don't see it, I'm stunned when I see it.

"It should be a floating dock converted from a barge. There is no one on the boat. It must have broken anchor."

"What should we do now?"

"Prepare to throw the cable, put on the bitt and drag it back first."

"With such a strong wind and such a big wave, no matter how I throw it, I can't catch it."

"I'll do it, it should be fine."

For Zhu Baogen, today's storm is very big, bigger than the time when political commissar Wang of Shuangshui Branch almost vomited out his entrails. But for Han Yu, today's storm is nothing.

I once encountered a level 11 typhoon at sea. A wave hit me with a height of more than ten meters. The 10,000-ton ship bumped and undulated like a leaf on the sea. All the tables, chairs, benches and items that were not fixed on the ship were thrown around.

What's even more frightening is that the main engine failed at a critical moment. Fortunately, the steering gear did not fail and it was still able to maintain its course against the wind and waves.

If the steering gear fails, the ship will easily capsize as it faces hurricane force winds and waves.

The captain was frightened and asked the chief engineer to make urgent repairs and all other crew members to gather on the bridge and be ready to abandon the ship at any time.

However, it was in the middle of the endless sea.

The water depth at that time was four to five thousand meters, and the sea was full of strong winds and waves. Even if you were wearing a life jacket and taking a lifeboat, the possibility of survival was slim.

Fortunately, the host was repaired in time, otherwise it might have been buried in the belly of the fish.

Only those who have experienced it truly understand the preciousness of life, and only those who have experienced it understand that sometimes it is impossible for humans to defeat God...

Han Yu calmed down, opened the door and came to the first deck, took the cable from Zhu Baogen, leaned over and arranged it, looked up at the "flat barge" getting closer and closer, put down the cable and turned around to signal to Captain Wang.

Captain Wang adjusted the course tacitly and, while ensuring his own safety, slowly approached the out-of-control "flat barge".

Han Yu took a few deep breaths, picked up the cable and waved it against the howling wind.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

Like a man on the grassland tying a horse, he held the heavy cable in circles above his head, then saw the opportunity and swung it over.

Zhu Baogen took a closer look and found to his surprise that the cable was actually attached to the cable pile of the "flat barge".

What made him even more incredible was that Han Yu tightly grasped the heavy rope that was wetted by the rain. He stood on the side of the ship and swung it to the left, then to the right. He swung it several times in a row, and then pulled the rope suddenly. Fastened.

Six or seven meters apart!

It wasn't tied on, it was thrown on from a distance. Zhu Baogen was stunned when he saw it.

Han Yu didn't know what he was thinking, so he quickly tied on the second tow cable and gestured to Captain Wang to return.

Zhu Baogen calmed down and asked in surprise: "Xianyu, did you go to school on a ship?"

"Yeah." Han Yu looked back at the "flat barge" and said with a smile: "Mooring the mooring is easy and difficult to unmoor, especially in strong winds and waves, and we don't dare to help unmoor the pilot boat or tugboat when they have to leave."

If we sail further five or six miles, we will reach the waters where 001 entered the Yangtze River for the first time and rescued an out-of-control ship for the first time after its overhaul.

Zhu Baogen looked back at the river and said with emotion: "If you had this ability back then, Xu Suo would not have to fall into the river, and you would not follow him to take a bath in the river."