Riverside police

At nine o'clock in the morning, the accident investigation was officially launched.

In fact, Director Liu arranged for law enforcement officers yesterday to retrieve the recordings of the calls between the Zhangjiagang Traffic Control Center and the Terminal Port Control and the two freighters, as well as relevant evidence stored in the VTS system.

But what we need to do now is to first interrogate the crew, and after the interrogation is completed, we will invite representatives of shipping companies from China and South Korea, as well as representatives of insurance companies and shipowners mutual insurance associations to listen to the recording and look at the relevant records of the VTS system. Conduct a "review" of the entire accident process and analyze the causes that led to the accident.

The freighter "Yuchang" capsized, and more than a dozen crew members were on the shore, all in Binjiang.

The investigation started with the crew of the "Yuchang". All crew members were called to the Maritime Safety Bureau and questioned one by one.

There were so many people participating in the investigation that it became like a "three-chamber trial."

The captain walked in nervously and sat down on the chair at Wu Haili's signal.

Han Xiangning "took the lead" in charge of questioning, while Section Chief of the Accident Section and Xiao Xiao of the Accident Section were in charge of taking notes. Director Liu, Han Yu and representatives from China and South Korea were in attendance.

The interrogation process must not only be audio-recorded, but also videotaped throughout.

Han Xiangning cleared his throat, raised his head and said: "Peng Xusheng, I am Han Xiangning, a staff member of the Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau, and I will conduct an investigation into the water traffic accident in which your ship collided with the Korean freighter 'Yangmi'. Before formal questioning, please give me Please introduce the personnel involved in the accident investigation..."

Han Xiangning introduced them one by one. When she introduced her juniors, she explained very seriously: "Since the accident involved a Korean ship, in order to ensure the fairness of the investigation, our bureau specially invited Comrade Han Yu as an interpreter to communicate with the Korean representatives. Communicate.”

The ship sank and the cargo was gone!

The captain was the first person responsible for the huge economic losses. He was so nervous that he didn't think about whether to translate or not.

The two representatives from the Korean side were very satisfied and felt that the investigators from the Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau were very professional.

Mr. Tang, who came from the East China Sea to participate in the investigation, was even more satisfied because the "translator" hired by Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau was one of his own, and Section Chief Han, who presided over the investigation, was the lover of the "translator"!

"Peng Xusheng, now we are officially beginning to investigate your captain's qualifications. Please briefly describe your service experience on seagoing ships and provide relevant certificates."

"OK……"

Captains of large state-owned shipping companies must have a good resume and complete relevant certificates.

Just when Han Xiangning began to investigate the situation of the cargo ship and asked the ship to provide relevant certificates for the "Yuchang" cargo ship, Han Yu took the crew certificate, captain's certificate of competency and other materials that the senior had just reviewed and handed them to the Korean representative. Translate in English and ask the Korean representative for confirmation.

Compared with Han Yu's translator, the two Koreans believed more in the translator they hired from Donghai.

It wasn't until the translator they hired confirmed that there was no problem, that they nodded slightly.

After confirming that there is no problem with the captain and the ship, then investigate the competency of the deck and engine department crew members. Only after confirming that the competency of all crew members is OK, can we enter the most critical link.

It is a bit like a court hearing a criminal case. The first hearing is not to decide the case, but to "identify" first. Just ask one by one who has the last name and when they were arrested by the public security organs. If there are many suspects involved, It might just take a morning.

Han Xiangning invited the captain into the inquiry room again and asked about the last voyage.

"My ship set sail from Yungang on September 3, bound for Zhenjiang Huaneng Power Plant."

"What time did it set sail from Yungang on the 3rd?"

"3:30 in the morning."

"What's on board?"

"coal."

"How many tons?"

"Eighteen thousand four hundred tons."

This issue is as important as the previous crew qualification investigation and ship certificate investigation, and is directly related to whether the "Yuchang" is overloaded.

If there are problems with the crew's competency, problems with the ship itself, and if it is overloaded, in the future the lawsuit will go to the maritime court, and China Shipping will be even more passive than it is now.

In short, from an emotional point of view, Han Xiangning hopes that the "Yuchang" freighter will not be responsible. After all, the "Yuchang" is a Chinese freighter. However, the investigation must be conducted in a fair manner, otherwise it will easily lead to international maritime disputes.

In fact, this major collision between China and South Korea freighters has already caused a great impact. The Tang Bureau called again this morning and said that the International Maritime Organization is very concerned about this, and many international shipping companies are even more concerned about it.

Han Xiangning looked back at the two expressionless Koreans and reminded: "Continue."

"Oh." The captain calmed down and continued: "At 10 a.m. on September 4, our ship picked up the Yangtze River pilot at Wusongkou to continue its voyage. At about 6:30 p.m., with the consent of the Zhangjiagang Traffic Management Center, according to the water diversion requirements Drop the left anchor and launch at 6 knots, then anchor and rest at Zhangjiagang anchorage."

"Who was on duty on the bridge when anchored?"

"I."

"You also commanded the anchoring?"

"Yes."

"Then what."

"After anchoring, the third mate took over. I didn't go ashore. I took a shower and rested after dinner."

It is normal to have the third mate on duty when anchoring, and it is neither illegal nor illegal.

Han Xiangning asked the captain to go out first and asked the staff to call in the third mate.

The third officer said that he did not doze off during his shift and did not notice anything unusual until he changed his shift with the second officer at 11:30 p.m. Han Xiangning asked the third mate to go out and wait a moment, and called in the crew members who were on duty with the third mate to inquire. Their statements could all match up.

The accident occurred during the period when the second officer was on duty, and the second officer was the focus of the inquiry.

The second officer recalled the incident with lingering fear. He glanced at the company leader and said anxiously: "After I took over, I checked the position of my ship and found that a cargo ship was anchored about 0.8 nautical miles behind me. Considering that the current in the river is relatively fast, I was worried about colliding with the freighter behind me, so I set the alarm range, and then chatted with the sailor on duty on the bridge."

Although the ongoing investigation was his first, Han Xiangning had done some homework before the investigation. He stared at him and asked: "You found a cargo ship behind you. Do you know the name of the ship? Do you know what kind of ship it is?" freighter?"

"I didn't know it was the 'Yangmi' at the time. I only saw the light signal displayed when the 'Yangmi' was anchored and it was a cargo ship of small tonnage."

"Have you used the radio to contact the Yangmi and remind the Yangmi to pay attention to the lookout?"

"No, not at that time."

"Did you use the radio to ask the traffic control center what kind of cargo ship the 'Yangmi' is?"

"Not at the time."

"Then when did you discover that your ship's anchor had shifted?"

"Around 1:15 at night."

The second mate thought for a while, lowered his head and said: "I was chatting with the sailor on duty when I suddenly noticed that the ship and the ship that had anchored later were approaching. I immediately called the other party on the radio. There was no response after multiple calls, so I immediately reported to the captain. The captain I rushed to the bridge and saw a ship on the port side rushing towards my ship at an approximate right angle. The ship's wake was obvious, so the captain quickly moved the engine and asked someone to weigh the anchor."

Han Xiangning stared at him and asked: "During the train moving and asking people to lift the anchor, did you take any other measures?"

"We chirped five short times and the radio continued to call. We were not just calling, we were shouting on the radio, but the other party did not respond and the other party did not take any evasive measures."

The second officer couldn't help but glance at the Korean representative, and then said: "Just when we were busy weighing the anchor and calling each other on the phone desperately, we heard a roar, and the bow of the 'Miyang' hit me. The location of the ship’s engine room.”

"Then what."

"In order to reduce losses, the captain organized us to plug the leak, but the leakage was 1 square meter, and we couldn't stop it no matter how hard we tried. We had no choice but to close the oil tank valve to prevent pollution. The captain called the 'Yangmi' not to exit. But they ignored our repeated requests, lifted the anchor and backed out, and the rapid water rushed my boat downstream. Later, with the help of your maritime department, they pushed my boat onto the shoal."

"I need to confirm the time point. What time was it in the morning on the 5th when you discovered that your ship had lost its anchor?"

"Around 1:15."

"How far away was your ship from the 'Yangmi' at that time?"

"The exact distance... I didn't care to check at the time."

…

Every detail needs to be asked clearly, especially the time point and every order issued by the captain and third officer before the two ships collided.

Just questioning the entire crew of the freighter "Yuchang" lasted until 9:30 pm.

The more Mr. Tang listened, the more something was wrong. As soon as the questioning was over, and after the Koreans left, he pulled Han Yu aside and said with a bitter face: "Xiao Han, can you tell your lover, we are all our own people, can you please stop pulling her Don’t you worry about some minor issues?”

The results of today's inquiry were extremely unfavorable to them.

Han Yu could understand his mood, looked back behind him, and said helplessly: "Mr. Tang, Han Fang is not a fool. Especially the representative of the Korean Shipowners Mutual Insurance Association, chatting during lunch, he is an experienced old captain, those details Even if my lover doesn’t ask, they will still bring it up.”

"Come on, this is not the place to talk. Let's go eat first."

"There's no need to eat. I have to go to the military branch. The leaders of the military branch are waiting for me."

"Okay, I'll see you off."

"Don't give it away, I have a car."

"Let's go downstairs together."

"good."

Although China Shipping is a large state-owned shipping company, it is still a company in the final analysis, and it always has to ask for help when encountering problems.

Mr. Tang did not come with nothing, he had already prepared a lot of "intentions".

Just now Han Yu said he had a car. He simply thought that the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau had assigned Han Yu a car and planned to stuff his "feelings" into the trunk of Han Yu's car. When I went downstairs, I saw that Han Yu was driving a women's Mulan Qingqi that looked very contemporary!

"Xiao Han, don't leave in a hurry, I have some local specialties here."

"Mr. Tang, don't be like this. It's really unnecessary."

"It's just a joke, it can't fit on the pedal. Just wait, I'll ask the driver to find a bigger bag."

"Stop working, I'm sure I won't accept it." Han Yu looked up at the still brightly lit conference room on the fourth floor. After thinking about it, he said meaningfully: "Mr. Tang, there is a meeting and research going on above. Let's talk about the 'Yangmi' number." The investigation hasn't started yet, the accident has already happened, it's useless for you to worry."

"Accident investigation is accident investigation, and what is in your mind is what you feel."

"Don't do this. If you do this again, I will go back to Jianfu early tomorrow morning."

Seeing that Han Yu was determined not to accept it, Mr. Tang could only close the trunk of the car and watch Han Yu disappear into the night on his little Qingqi.

Han Yu rushed to the military subdivision without stopping. As expected, Commander Wang and Political Commissar Chen were waiting in the office.

Binjiang soldiers are participating in exercises on the southeast coast. They want to know that the situation on the front line is normal.

Although Han Yu was very hungry, he could understand the mood of the two leaders and briefly reported on the participation of the militia transport brigade, rescue ship brigade and Linghai reserve battalion in the exercise.

"Did the drill start the day after we got there?"

"yes."

Han Yu smiled and said: "We took us seriously from the beginning and made so many preparations. But being prepared is definitely better than not being prepared. The commander spoke highly of our Binjiang detachment, especially the series of measures we took during the transportation of troops. The air defense measures were given high marks and they even praised us by name during meetings.”

Commander Wang smiled and asked: "Which leader commended you?"

"Fleet Chief."

"I thought it was the head of the military region."

"The military commander also knows."

"How does the military commander know?"

"Didn't we put the anti-aircraft guns on the ship? During the voyage, we organized air defense training. Ma Jintao and Xiaoyu were unable to find the target, so they took aim at the naval aviation transport aircraft that went to sea to inspect the transfer of soldiers."

Commander Wang was stunned and asked in surprise: "Is there a chief on the plane?"

Han Yu couldn't help but smile and said: "Well, Leader Fang of the exercise logistics support team was on the plane at the time. Not only did he see it, he also asked the pilot to hover above us and take dozens of aerial photos. When we got back, we treated this as a matter of course. The joke was told to the commander of the fleet, and the commander of the fleet told the commander of the military region as a joke."

"Hahahaha, well done! If we don't make some noise, how will the chief know that we are there!"

Commander Wang was extremely happy.

Political Commissar Chen asked nervously: "What ammunition did you use during training?"

"Training bombs were used, and we have already observed that it was a friendly aircraft, and it was a transport aircraft without weapons. How could it be possible to use live ammunition."

"That's good. If it is loaded with live ammunition, what if it misfires?"

"If there is a fire, we will be in big trouble. If we shoot down the chief, not to mention that this guy Xianyu will be ruined. Even you and I will have to go to a military court, hahaha."

Commander Wang didn't expect such a thing to happen, and couldn't help but laugh.

The two leaders were very happy. How could Han Yu miss this opportunity and asked about the selection of outstanding reserve officers while the iron was hot?

Commander Wang did not expect that he would ask this, and smiled: "Your rescue ship brigade has only been established for a long time, and you are already thinking about honors!"

"It's been nearly a year since it was established last year. What's wrong with honors? Our rescue ship brigade is not as valued by superiors as the Linghai Reserve Battalion. It doesn't matter if we want money. If we don't even have honor, how can we inspire everyone? Officers and soldiers of the brigade?”

"Sounds reasonable."

"Can you give us two places?"

"cannot."

"Why?" Han Yu asked with a grimace.

Commander Wang didn't know how to explain, so he simply turned and looked at Political Commissar Chen.

Political Commissar Chen took out his cigarette, looked at Han Yu with a smile and said: "The selection of outstanding reserve officers participated by the cadres of the Linghai Reserve Battalion is organized by the Jiangnan Army Reserve Division. Your rescue ship brigade belongs to the Navy Reserve Force, and they are the Army Reserve Force. You and I I don’t have any affiliation with you, so how can I give you a place?”

"Then which unit organizes the selection of outstanding reserve officers from our brigade?"

"This matter is indeed a bit troublesome. Others have superiors, but you have no superiors. You don't even have a superior. Where can you recommend me?"

"Isn't the military division our superior?"

"Theoretically yes, but in reality it's not the case. Not to mention that the military divisions don't have selections in this area. Even if they do, it's not very favorable. After all, we belong to the Army and you are the Navy Reserves."

"Commander Wang, what do you think about me finding the East China Sea base?"

"I guess it's of no use."

"Why doesn't it work?"

"They are active duty troops and have no responsibility for building national defense reserve forces. They can only select outstanding officers, and it is impossible to select outstanding reserve officers."

"So no matter what good things happen, it won't be our rescue boat brigade's turn?"

"This can only be because the relationship is not straightened out. Why don't you call back and ask Director Chen to see if the Navy Headquarters can give you an evaluation. To put it bluntly, it is just a matter of filling in your name and stamping the certificate. This is a spiritual reward. , and they don’t have to pay.”

The rescue boat brigade is a weird one, a bit unloved by both father and mother.

Commander Wang looked at Han Yu's dumbfounding look, patted his arm and said with a smile, "Don't worry, I'll call the Provincial Military Region later to see if the Provincial Military Region can get you some certificates."