Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 1225 - 78: Second Round of Anti-Smuggling Operations on the Water!

The rain has stopped, and the sky is clear.

The third session of the first term of the Binjiang City Water Firefighting Association Council was convened on time in the office on the second floor of the Navy Reserve Rescue Boat Brigade.

The council meets once a year, with elections every five years to re-elect council members.

Due to the needs of water firefighting work, today there is an important agenda.

The Water Resources Bureau Water Law Enforcement Team has law enforcement vessels, and the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau Binjiang Branch is about to be equipped with an anti-smuggling boat. As per the norm, these two units will participate in water firefighting and rescue operations in the future, so today it is necessary to add the heads of the Water Resources Bureau and the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau Binjiang Branch, who are in charge of firefighting, as members of the Water Firefighting Association.

Under normal circumstances, the branch only needs to arrange for a deputy director to attend the meeting.

However, Ma Qianli is new to the position and unfamiliar with the situation in Binjiang, so he wanted to take this opportunity to meet with the heads of various law enforcement units along the Yangtze River coastline and major enterprises and institutions in Binjiang. Therefore, he personally represented the Smuggling Crime Investigation Branch at the meeting.

Little did he know, he was in for a surprise.

The leaders in charge of firefighting from the Jingjiang Fire Rescue Brigade, Binjiang Maritime Bureau, Changhang Binjiang Police Station, Binjiang Police Bureau Water Police Branch, Binjiang Ocean and Fishery Bureau, Binjiang Border Control Station, Port Authority, Cosco Shipyard, Linghai Port, Bisha Ferry, Lingda Car Ferry, Binjiang Ship Lock, Yingchuan Port Lock, and Binjiang Petroleum Company were all present.

Even the Changhang Guzhou Police Branch, Zhangjia Port Maritime Department, Shuzhou Maritime Bureau, Zhangjia Port Authority, and Shuzhou Port Corporation across the river sent representatives to attend the meeting. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The importance of firefighting safety is fully exhibited at this moment!

In fact, if a major fire were to occur on the river or at one of the docks on either side, it would indeed require mobilizing all available resources. After all, firefighting on water is different from firefighting on land. If a large cargo ship, especially an oil or chemical ship, catches fire, it is difficult for any single entity to handle it alone.

Han Yu presided over the meeting. The first agenda item was to add the Water Resources Bureau and the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau as members of the association, which naturally passed unanimously, or more accurately, with applause.

Then the leader of the Jingjiang Fire Rescue Brigade was invited to report on the major fires that occurred around the country over the past year and how they were handled.

Vice Team Leader Li of the Fire Department brought along picture materials. Ma Qianli watched the images, listened to the report, and felt secretly astonished.

Then all unit head representatives were asked to introduce their respective units' firefighting work, such as what preventive measures were adopted, what firefighting safety management systems were implemented, what firefighting equipment was purchased, and how the number of firefighting personnel increased or decreased.

Next, the head of the Changhang Bureau Fire Department was asked to introduce the research and development status of domestic and international water firefighting equipment over the past year, what advanced equipment was put into use, and whether any had been tested in real situations. A discussion was held on which unit had the conditions to be equipped with which firefighting equipment.

In a few months, it will be summer, which is a high-risk period for fires.

Sister Zhu, on behalf of the Maritime Bureau, expressed the intention to procure thirty tons of foam extinguishing agent in advance. The heads of the Port Authority, Linghai Port, and the Petroleum Company also stated that they would each procure twenty tons after returning for contingency purposes.

Han Yu, as the host of the meeting, also represented the Smuggling Crime Investigation Branch. After all, Vice Port Director Ma does not understand firefighting, so he could only help Vice Port Director Ma express his stance.

"Everyone knows that our branch will receive an anti-smuggling boat in August this year. In fact, in mid-November last year, with the help of the Customs leadership, I contacted the Qingdao Shipyard, and the shipyard provided me with a full set of blueprints."

According to the blueprints, the anti-smuggling boat under construction is quite advanced, especially in terms of radar and navigation electronic equipment, but there are numerous deficiencies. For example, the oil and freshwater tanks are not large enough, directly affecting the vessel's range.

Additionally, without a Water Depth Detector, the complex conditions of the Yangtze River Channel and the vast mudflats near the sea make it necessary to walk several kilometers into the sea to see the water at low tide. Without depth detection, the vessel might easily run aground or even capsize during anti-smuggling operations."

Han Yu paused, then continued, "More importantly, the vessel is only equipped with a small caliber machine gun. If it encounters pirates or armed smugglers, the firepower is insufficient. Against suspect ships with no weapons but that violently resist enforcement, the machine gun is useless.

After bringing back the anti-smuggling boat, I will request funding from my superiors to upgrade the vessel. Specifically, I will strive for funding to replace the original machine gun with a large-caliber automatic cannon and install a high-pressure firefighting system, namely a high-pressure water cannon. This will be useful not only for water firefighting but also for water law enforcement and even maritime rights protection."

It's normal for an anti-smuggling boat with deficiencies to be sent to a shipyard for modifications, so Sister Zhu was not surprised.

Wang Wenhong subconsciously glanced at the smiling but silent Vice Port Director Ma and reminded, "Salted Fish, an anti-smuggling boat is similar to a warship, it's standard equipment. Can it be modified at will?"

"When our branch was established, Director Hu said that our water anti-smuggling team would become the Second Navy. Ma Guan has repeatedly emphasized that once the anti-smuggling boat is delivered, it must quickly form combat capability. The General Secretary's requirement for the People's Army to win modern wars under high-tech conditions with existing equipment, I believe, also applies to our water anti-smuggling team."

Han Yu smiled slightly, adding, "Besides, it's not as if I'm making arbitrary changes, let alone careless modifications. Everything is based on improving combat capability."