Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 843 - 572: Linggang Tuo 001_2

"More than two hundred kilometers along the entire line, does that mean 001 won’t be back in three or four days?"

"Director Liao said the oil money comes from the City Flood Control Command."

"It’s not about who pays for the oil, it’s about doing an X-ray of the entire river embankment, day and night. Can Captain Fan, Old Zhu, Xiao Chen, and Xiao Jiang handle it?"

"Rest assured, Secretary Han, Chief Han has already considered this. Both Xiao Yu and Dong Bangjun from the Water Police Squadron are on 001."

"That’s good. Flood prevention is important, and so is navigation safety."

"Secretary Han, Chief Han is back and wants to speak with you."

The tide is high, and the current is swift. In this kind of weather, it’s easy for anchors to break loose.

Han Xiangning had just returned from checking several anchorages on the river. He wiped the rain off his face with a towel, picked up the intercom, and said, "Salted Fish, the fire and towing ship from Linghai Port has returned."

"When did it come back? Where is it? How come I didn’t see it?"

In Han Yu’s mind, that wasn’t just Linghai Port’s fire and towing ship, it was also his own. In fact, it was designed and built considering the aging 001, in case 001 was retired and the entire Binjiang Waters had no fire and towing ship available.

Han Xiangning clearly understood how important that new ship was to his junior, so he smiled and said, "It came back two hours ago. The berths over at the Dunship are tight, so I had Captain Huang bring the ship into Jianghai River Harbor."

Captain Huang is the captain of the Linghai Port Tug Company.

He used to work at the Binjiang Port Authority Tug Company and has extensive experience in water operations. The Development Zone Management Committee and Linghai Port Co., Ltd., considering their relationship with the Port Authority, couldn’t openly poach, so they entrusted Zhang Asheng’s Shipping Management Company to do so.

Zhang Asheng already had a reputation as a "human trafficker," constantly poaching experienced sailors and dispatching them everywhere, so no one could really say anything when he went poaching.

Although Captain Huang had already switched to Sanhe for several months and had even been drafted into the Reserve and attended reserve officer training, he was still nominally a crew member of Zhang Asheng’s company.

First, to maintain the relationship with the Port Authority.

Second, Linghai Port was not yet completed and in use, so the fire and towing ship couldn’t serve much of a purpose at present. It was better to entrust Zhang Asheng’s shipping company for management.

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The blueprint has become a reality.

With the new ship, Han Yu couldn’t be more excited. He said joyously, "I’ve just finished patrolling the embankment, I’m not busy at the moment, I’ll head to Jianghai River Harbor to take a look!"

His junior was just like Xiao Yu, a kid who never grows up. Learning that the new ship had arrived made him so happy, he must find the new ship and the excavator seized by Customs to be huge toys.

Han Xiangning couldn’t help but laugh and said, "Wait a minute."

"Is there something else?"

"The new ship has arrived, but it hasn’t been registered. The specific paperwork is being handled by Jack Zhang. He asked President Qian what ship name and number to choose, and President Qian told him to ask you."

"What’s the ship name for the tug?"

"The ship name is naturally Linggang Tuo, but what about the number!"

That ship was his own, unlike Yang Yuan’s Water Administration ship.

Han Yu thought for a moment and smiled, "It was originally intended to replace 001, so why not also call it 001, Linggang Tuo 001!"

"Alright, let’s call it Linggang Tuo 001. I need to have a meeting at the bureau tomorrow, I’ll see if I can expedite the paperwork."

"It has to be quick, Xiang Ning, this is your task."

"I know, and don’t forget, I also helped secure the initial funds for this ship’s construction. How could I not be invested?"

One must admit, without his senior sister, this new ship might not have been built.

If the Changhang Bureau couldn’t construct it, naturally there wouldn’t be the possibility of selling it to the Linghai Port Co., Ltd.

While Han Yu was quietly contemplating, Han Xiangning asked again, "You patrol the river embankment daily. There shouldn’t be any issues on our river embankment, right?"

"So far, no dangers have been discovered."

"What about the harbor embankment and lock embankment?"

"Same situation."

"That’s good; you quickly go check out the new ship, I still have a few matters to attend to."

The most dangerous parts aren’t the big embankments, but the harbor embankment, lock embankment, and the river passages.

Since the harbor, locks, and passages are all reinforced concrete, there are junctions with the river embankment that are not integrated, making these joint areas the most prone to issues.

As his senior sister was so concerned, Han Yu instinctively glanced back at the distant water gate, wiped the rain from his face, opened the car door, and slipped into the off-road vehicle assigned to the camp, driving slowly down the embankment, heading straight towards Jianghai River Harbor along Yanjiang Road.

The harbor project was entering the final stage of clean-up. Both the east and west banks were docks, and in the river not far from the docks, several buoys capable of berthing cargo ships under two thousand tons were installed.

The Harbor Management Office had started "trial operation" half a year ago, with several cargo ships loading and unloading alongside the docks. The new ship couldn’t dock, so it could only tie to a buoy in the harbor (moored on the water).

What was moored in the harbor wasn’t an ordinary tug, but a dual-purpose, river and near-shore, fire and towing ship capable of operating both in the river and the sea!

With one thousand four hundred and forty kilowatts, equivalent to nearly two thousand horsepower.

If calculated at five tons per horsepower, it could tow a freighter of ten thousand tons!

High demands were made during the organizational design tender, and to meet those demands, the Waterway Shipyard invited the country’s top designers to participate.

The initial total budget was ten million, but as construction proceeded, the budget kept increasing, including design costs, reaching a total expenditure of over fifteen million six hundred thousand!

Besides not having full rotation capabilities, in every other aspect, it represents the highest standard of tug building in the country.

It’s bigger and more beautiful than imagined.

Even though he had seen pictures more than once before, seeing it in person was still incredibly exciting. The thought of being able to pilot such a big, beautiful, and powerful tug was truly enjoyable, and Han Yu found himself somewhat envious of Captain Huang.

He parked the car, ran over to the Harbor Management Office, greeted the toll personnel, and asked to be ferried to the ship by a transport boat.

Captain Huang, who was on the ship, saw Han Yu coming and walked to the port side to help Han Yu aboard.

"It’s truly beautiful!" Han Yu touched the cabin wall and asked with a smile, "Captain Huang, was everything smooth on your way back from Hanwu?"

"Very smooth, it’s easier to operate than the one I used to drive, both in handling and stability."

As soon as Han Yu finished speaking, several crew members emerged to salute, "Hello, Deputy Chief of Staff Han!"

They were reserve soldiers from the Reserve Camp, and Han Yu quickly returned the salute, "Everyone has worked hard. To be honest, I really wanted to go with you to Hanwu to receive the new ship, but I just couldn’t get away."

"Secretary Han, we know you’re busy. Come in and take a look, the interior is indeed beautiful."

"Alright, give me a tour, but let’s start with the engine room."

"Sure, the cabin door is this way."

The new ship is different; everything is new.

The engine room is clean, unlike 001, which still had oil stains even after being wiped daily.

The crew quarters are much larger than 001’s and are air-conditioned.

The layout of pipelines and wiring is very rational, orderly, and aesthetically pleasing, unlike the old tug that his brother-in-law had just repaired for the shipping company, where all sorts of pipelines and wiring were tangled like a spider’s web.

The firefighting system is the most advanced domestically. If the high-pressure firefighting water cannon were turned on, the water jet would surely reach the shore and might even flip over the movable room used by the Harbor Management Office for collecting fees.

The radar is also the most advanced in the country, with a display larger and clearer than 001’s radar, and even the high-frequency radio is installed.

Han Yu toured inside and out, up and down, finally arriving in the cockpit. Receiving the operation manual from a crew member, he smiled: "Captain Huang, have Xiao Wu and the others prepare the boat, let’s take it for a spin!"

To Captain Huang, Han Yu wasn’t just an official of the Linghai Development Zone or a reserve officer; he was a sailor.

As a sailor, he understood the sailor’s feelings, and without hesitation, he said, "Alright, let’s treat it as a trial run."

"Brother Liu, you’ll be steering later."

"Secretary Han, with you here, how could I take the helm?"

"This is a new ship, I haven’t sailed it before. It’s better that you do it; I’ll first learn."