Riverside police

At 6:27, Bureau Tang and Deputy Director Xu got up early like the four team leaders in Linghai, rushed to the command and control room on the second floor of the barge, and directed the Singapore freighter Changfu to weigh anchor and dock.

The maintenance of the 76,000-ton foreign ship is no less important to Linghai than the Three Gorges Project, and city leaders such as Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian attach great importance to it.

Guiding a 76,000-ton foreign ship to safely dock is also a major event for the Yangtze River Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau. After all, the cargo ship has to enter the newly dredged special channel, which is equivalent to a trial voyage.

However, him and Director Xu's personal presence in commanding does not mean that they are actually commanding.

A layman cannot command an expert when it comes to water fire fighting, and the same goes for piloting. Professional matters must be left to professionals, otherwise big troubles will easily occur.

Han Xiangning went to Supervision 39, commanded Supervision 41 on the river and Binjiang Public Security 002 to guard and guard. Sitting in front of the command platform and commanding was Lao Wu, deputy director of the Linghai Port Supervision Office and a former veteran captain.

The weather is good, there is no fog on the river today, and the view is very good. We can clearly see the anchorage of the cruise ship through the telescope.

It’s the end of the year, and the two sessions will be held next month.

If the ship dock repair project goes well, it can be included in the government work report as a highlight of economic development.

Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian were very excited. They held up their binoculars and looked at a small boat that was slowly approaching the Singaporean ship. They asked puzzledly: "Tang Bureau, didn't the salted fish get on the boat just now? This small boat just arrived Which unit is it from?”

Tang Ju raised the telescope he brought from the bureau and observed it for a while, then said with a smile: "The pilot boat at the pilot center."

"Aren't they unfamiliar with the waterway and dare not arrange for someone to divert the water?"

"If you are not familiar with it now, you can't be familiar with it forever. They are here to observe. Today, they will watch the salted fish divert the water for free. When another foreign ship enters Linghai Port, they will arrange for someone to divert the water."

"What about docking?"

"They don't care about docking. They are only responsible for bringing foreign ships into the port or outside the dock."

As soon as the Tang Bureau finished speaking, Vice Mayor Shen added with a smile: "Secretary Ye, to ensure safety, each person is responsible for water diversion. When a ship docks, a pilot who is familiar with the dock will board the ship to guide the water."

Secretary Ye muttered: "We in Linghai are only familiar with the dock."

"Soon, more than just salted fish will be familiar with it."

Vice Mayor Shen looked back at Jack Zhang, who was standing in the corner, and said with a smile: "Zhang's head office has maritime affairs and engine maintenance. The maritime affairs is an experienced old captain, and the engine maintenance is a senior chief engineer. Maritime affairs Some time ago, the captain and crew members sent by the company to be recruited by the engine maintenance company went to Shenzhen to board the cruise ship that Mr. Xu had just renovated. They rushed back yesterday afternoon and are now helping out at the dock."

The deeply upright Mr. Xu is Linghai’s benefactor.

Although Linghai Port was built as a joint venture between Linghai City and others, in fact Linghai only provided land and all the funds were invested by others.

Secretary Ye didn't expect that "Jack Zhang" was actually doing Mr. Xu's business. Just when he was wondering if it was Vice Mayor Shen who introduced him, Vice Mayor Shen struck while the iron was hot and said: "Secretary Ye, Secretary Qian, Bureau Tang, Bureau Xu , I almost forgot to report something, Mr. Zhang and Mr. Shen are going to set up an ocean shipping company next."

"Mr. Zhang, have you bought a boat?" Secretary Ye immediately became interested and looked back subconsciously.

Zhang Asheng said quickly: "We didn't buy a ship, and we don't have the strength. The ship belongs to a boss from Zhehai. He mainly does foreign trade business of import and export of small commodities. He is more interested in shipping, so he bought one and entrusted our company to manage it. "

This Canadian Chinese who came to Xianyu to attract investment does have some skills. Less than a year after the company was established, he sent three batches, with a total of thirty-six crew members on board. He also helped Linghai attract foreign ship maintenance business, and he will even get involved in the next step. Ocean shipping.

Secretary Ye asked curiously: "How big is the ship?"

"More than 20,000 tons, an old ship, built in Japan. Although the ship is almost twenty years old, the ship is in good condition."

"Are you planning to fly offshore or international routes next?"

"Traveling to Southeast Asia, mainly transporting wood and importing wood."

“Which port should we use to transport timber from Southeast Asia?”

"Zhangjiagang."

Vice Mayor Shen knows the tricks of Zhang Asheng and Shen Rulan best. In the past six months, the couple has been busy mobilizing wealthy bosses in Zhejiang, Jianfu and Dongguang to buy ships and engage in shipping, and the people they mobilized are all incompetent.

The two of them are so good at talking, some bosses are so moved by the two of them that they spend huge sums of money to buy second-hand ships and then let them manage or even operate them.

Secretary Ye and Mayor Qian don’t know much about this, but Director Tang and Deputy Director Xu of the Hong Kong Regulatory Bureau do.

Vice Mayor Shen was worried that Zhang Asheng would spill the beans when a salty voice came from the radio.

"Linghai Traffic Control, Zhangfu is calling."

"Copy that, please speak."

"Good morning, traffic control. Zhangfu is applying to you to sail from the north of the anchorage."

"Copy that, report back when the anchor is off the bottom."

Old Wu glanced at the radar scan image on the computer monitor, then put down the radio intercom and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Han Chu, Han Chu, I, Old Wu, the Zhangfu is about to set sail, please be alert and guard."

"received!"

"There are three boats coming out of the water. They may not be equipped with high-frequency radios. I can't shout. Please remind them to stay out of the way."

"I saw it, I already let 002 pass."

…

At the same time, Han Yu was standing on the bridge observing the anchoring situation.

Captain Li's transfer of command does not mean that he no longer has to bear responsibility and stands in front of the bridge to observe.

When everything was ready, Han Yu raised the intercom: "Is the tugboat in place?"

"Bingang drags 11 to the spot!"

"Bingang drags 08 to position!"

"Okay, just take one back."

"11 Received."

"08 received."

Last night, a bulk carrier of more than 20,000 tons arrived at the shipping anchorage, waiting to unload at the Shuzhou Port opposite.

The seagoing ship didn't know the situation, so it anchored directly when it arrived. The anchor was relatively close to the Changfu cargo ship. When setting sail, it was necessary to ensure that the two ships would not collide.

Han Yu walked to the left window and looked down, then raised the walkie-talkie again: "11 retreat three."

"Refund three, receive 11."

"08 will gradually increase to three points."

"08 withdraw from the Three-Party Competition."

Although the Zhangfu has side thrusters, its bow was damaged when it ran aground, and the damaged position was below the waterline. No one knows whether the side thrusters were damaged. Han Yu did not intend to let others use side thrusters unless it was absolutely necessary. .

He frequently issued orders based on the conditions of the channel and current.

With the assistance of two tugs, and with the approval of Lao Wu in the barge, the giant ship safely sailed into the newly dredged special channel.

001, Yangtze Public Security Bureau 110 and Supervision 41 "cleared the way" from the front.

Binjiang Public Security Bureau 002 and Supervisor 39 were behind, plus the pilot boat following behind. Looking around, the river surface was spectacular.

The dock is about three kilometers away from the barge.

When Secretary Ye and other leaders saw the giant ship passing by, they went ashore at the invitation of Vice Mayor Shen and drove to the dock. They came to a safe area temporarily painted with lime and watched the docking of the foreign ship up close.

In order for the leaders to both see and hear, Vice Mayor Shen and Lao Wu borrowed walkie-talkies to "broadcast live" through the walkie-talkies.

"001, report water depth!"

"The west side is 11.2 meters, the east side is 10.9 meters, and the middle is 11 meters."

"001 is docked and ready to bring cables."

"001 received."

Only the Singaporean captain can speak Chinese in the bridge, while the second mate, third mate and helmsman do not.

Han Yu reported the depth of the water in English, then looked at the river and shouted: "Bingang drags 11, stand up and push the bow."

"Stand up, 11 received."

"Bingang Tow 08, take it with you."

"08 received."

"Full right rudder."

…

The giant ship was lying across the river with the help of two tugboats, with its bow facing the dock gate.

001 transformed into a cable boat. Zhu Baogen and "Tandigong" Xiao Chen took the cable thrown by the sailor of the freighter and dragged it to the ship bit by bit.

From thin to thick, until the real cable is dragged on board.

Captain Fan confirmed that the cable was tied and immediately reported to Han Yu.

"Push forward as planned."

"001 received."

The cable on the Singapore freighter was long enough. 001 increased the power and dragged the cable to the northernmost shore of the dock.

The marine affairs officer of Zhang Asheng Company had been waiting for a long time and immediately directed three dock workers to take the cable and tie it to the bitt pile on the shore.

At this time, the chief mate and "carpenter" who were at the bow of the freighter had directed the sailors to throw out the second cable.

The machine operator of Zhang Asheng Company and the team leader of COSCO Shipyard who came to help organized the dock workers to drag the cable north and tie the cable to the sixteenth cable pile on the west bank.

"Bingang Tow 11 does not need to be jacked anymore, unmoor and dock."

"11 Received."

The crew members on Bingang Tow No. 11 untied the cable, then turned around in the river, went around the stern of the freighter, and entered the dock from the port side of the freighter.

001 completed the task of bringing the cable, waited for Bingang tow 11 into the designated position, tied the cable dropped by the sailor of the freighter, and slowly drove out of the dock under the command of Han Yu.

To ensure safety, Han Yu does not plan to use the "car" anymore.

Let the chief mate and sailors on the bow deck of the freighter use the winch to slowly wind up the cable, and slowly move it to the dock with the assistance of Binang Tow 11.

The current task of Bingang Tow 08 is mainly to hold the stern of the freighter to ensure that the freighter is ready for docking.

Secretary Ye did not expect that a cargo ship of more than 70,000 tons would be docked in this way. He asked in a low voice: "It is dragged in by three nylon ropes. Can those three ropes bear the burden? Will it break?"

The youngest deputy director of the Port Supervision Bureau is an expert in this regard. He explained with a smile: "Secretary Ye, this is not an ordinary nylon rope. This is a rope made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene fiber. When the ship's deadweight tonnage is less than 120,000 tons, At that time, its breaking load is not less than sixty tons. The cable car on the freighter is not an ordinary winch. I have read the materials submitted by the agent and the minimum breaking load of the cable car brake is greater than thirty-two tons."

"Stronger than steel rope?"

"Well, actually many ports don't allow wire ropes anymore."

Vice Mayor Shen lost no time and added: "Dear leaders, the cable piles of the dock are also very strong and are connected with the pile foundations driven before. And to ensure the safety of the cables, Xianyu has already designated the operating area and safety area."

The freighter can't even get up quickly when it docks.

The freighter can't get up any faster when it docks.

With nearly a hundred people on board and ashore busy, it took nearly an hour for the cargo ship to safely enter the dock.

Secretary Ye and others were not allowed to enter the working area and could only observe with telescopes from a distance.

I saw several marks made with paint on the hull, and marks on the shore were also made with paint.

Han Yu disembarked from the ship along the pilot ladder, took Binang Tow 08, which followed the dock, and landed on the west side of the dock. Then he took a jeep from the engineering department to go around to the east bank. He directed the crew to loosen or retract the cable on site, and commanded two tugs to assist the freighter in adjusting its position.

After another busy hour, Bingang Tow 11 completed the task and returned to Binjiang Port.

All the cables were brought, and a dozen of them were pulled forward, backward, left, and right.

These cables come from the freighter itself or from the dock.

Han Yu checked around the freighter, and immediately ordered Bingang Tow 08, who had not left yet, to drag the floating box-type dock door over and close the dock door.

It takes time to close the door and even longer to drain.

Secretary Ye, Tang Bureau and other leaders could not wait until the afternoon. With the consent of the customs and border inspection stationed at the dock, and with the communication and coordination of Zhang Asheng, Shen Rulan and Tang Wentao, they met the Singaporean captain and the Filipino third officer who came ashore in a small boat, and thanked them again. After talking about it for a while, Han Yu and other hard-working staff members went home one after another.

The pump in the dock door and the twelve temporarily installed high-power water pumps on both sides of the dock door were turned on. The noise of drainage was deafening, and the water level in the dock was slowly falling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Singaporean captain did not dare to stay on shore for long, so he returned to the ship and directed the deck sailors to constantly adjust the cables under Han Yu's reminder.

At 1:16 p.m., the divers entered the water.

At two forty-five, the freighter sat steadily on the docking piers that had been arranged earlier.

At 2:56, the cargo ship opened all sea valves and began to drain the last ballast water from the ship. It has been drained once before docking, but it cannot be completely drained, otherwise the stability of the hull cannot be guaranteed.

At 4:28 p.m., the water in the dock was basically empty.

The engineering department organized workers to clean the mud at the bottom of the dock as planned.

Immediately afterwards, trucks loaded with yellow sand entered the dock through the small gate on the north and began to spread sand as planned.

The bottom of the dock was already wet, and the weather was very cold, so anti-slip measures had to be taken.

As soon as the yellow sand was laid, engineering vehicles and trucks entered the dock in an orderly manner under the order of the on-site commander. Some were busy pulling wire ropes to strengthen the hull, and some were busy installing tower cranes.

A tower crane is installed on the outside of the bow and one on the outside of the stern to facilitate hoisting of materials required for maintenance. The scaffolding workers also entered the dock with permission from the border inspection and began to build scaffolding.

Vehicles from sewage treatment plants and landfills also entered the dock one after another and began to receive the dirty oil, sewage and various garbage from freighters as planned...

Well prepared and everything is going in an orderly manner.

By the time Captain Li arranged the work on the ship and took a group of crew members to take turns to disembark and rest ashore, the walkway leading to the freighter had been set up.

It was built by a professional scaffolder and is very stable and strong.

There are guardrails on both sides above and a safety net below. Even if you accidentally fall, you will only fall on the safety net.

They couldn't believe how efficient the Chinese workers were. They went through the immigration formalities on site. Looking at Han Yu who had just changed into police uniform, they asked: "Officer Han, it seems that you are not only fast in loading and unloading goods, I believe you will also be fast in repairing ships." "

"This is for sure. There is no shipbuilding company in the world that is more efficient than ours in China."

Han Yu smiled slightly, then raised his arm to salute, and said seriously and sincerely: "Mr. Captain, China Linghai welcomes you."

"Thank you. It's an honor to come to Linghai."

The captain raised his hand to return the salute, and then saluted all the staff including the border police officers who handled the immigration formalities.

Shen Rulan came up to us and said with a smile in English: "Gentlemen, it's getting late. The car is over there. I'll take you to the hotel."

"Thanks."

Zhang Asheng and the others had already arranged the reception work, and even booked hotel rooms for them.

Han Yu put the first batch of people who went ashore to rest on the Toyota bus and came back to check whether the safety measures were in place.

At least sixty or seventy workers will have to work all night today. For example, the two tower cranes must be installed before eight o'clock tomorrow morning.

Xie Xingbao, a policeman from the Development Zone Branch, and Ma Jintao and Guo Weitao, a policeman from the Shuangshui Branch, are now both firefighters and safety officers. They will work in three shifts and take turns supervising the dock site.

Considering that the freighter will no longer be able to cook and even use the toilet from today, the management committee does not know where to transfer six mobile rooms specifically for the reception of the crew members of the foreign ship left behind.

There is a kitchen on the shore that provides buffet meals.

There is a bathroom where you can take a shower.

There is a laundry room with a washing machine for washing clothes.

There is a telephone room where you can make international long distance calls.

But these are all chargeable.

Guo Weitao looked back at the two crew members who had just landed ashore for dinner, and asked curiously: "Yu Bureau, why were you so polite to Captain Li just now and saluted him?"

"Without the crew, half of the world would starve and half would freeze."

Han Yu leaned over to check the fire pipes, then thought about it and said: "Seaman is a sacred profession, especially captains. Their status is very high abroad. We must give them the respect they deserve."

"But he didn't respect our Chinese laws. He knew that sewage could not be discharged in the Yangtze River, but he also discharged dirty oil, sewage and garbage from cleaning cargo holds and decks directly into the river."

"This matter has been investigated clearly and has little to do with him."

"It has nothing to do with him?"

"Zhang's company has a shipping company, and the shipping company he serves is much larger than Mr. Zhang's shipping management company. Their company's shipping company was also a captain before. He has been to our country and sailed on the Yangtze River. He thinks that our country is very important to the water Pollution prevention and control are not lax but they don’t care at all and let them discharge directly into the river.”

"Captain of sea management?"

"Of course, the sailing plan and how to enter and exit the port are all formulated by the maritime affairs department. The maritime affairs department must be familiar with the laws and entry and exit rules of the relevant countries and ports. Their company already knows about Xiang Ning's punishment of them, and reported it to the agent early this morning Call and ask the agent to convey their apology.”

"Aren't the Singaporean shipowners unhappy?"

"They themselves broke the law, so why should they be unhappy? This is in China. If it were in European and American countries, if they did this, they would be punished to death."

Han Yu paused, then changed the subject: "They were wrong, but they have been punished. We cannot disrespect others because of this. I once went abroad on a mission, and I went to the Netherlands first. When I entered the customs , the Dutch customs staff looked at my ID and knew that I was the chief mate of a seagoing ship and that I was going to board the ship in the Netherlands. They respected me very much, saluted me, and welcomed me to the Netherlands."