Binjiang Police Affairs-Chapter 858 - 583: Theory Can’t Be Combined with Practice (2)

"I’m talking about prevention!"

"How do we prevent it?"

"Forget it, it’s pointless to tell you, I’ll call Yu Zhen."

"Sister Ningning, it’s the same telling me!"

"What do you know, have you ever managed things at home?"

"Wait, don’t hang up, what’s Salted Fish doing?"

"He’s doing a rescue on the river."

"What kind of rescue?"

"There was a ship collision on the river."

"Why didn’t you inform me about such a big thing? I can help with the rescue!"

"By the time you rush over from Bailong Port, it’ll be too late, and Bailong Port can’t be left unattended. That’s it, do your duty well and keep an eye on things."

"Sister Ningning, wait, do you know how Dongdong’s exam went, when Sister Han Ning and Brother-in-law Jiang Kun will return..."

Xiao Yu’s question hadn’t finished when he heard the busy tone in the phone.

Xiao Gong and Xiao Chen knew he had just been reprimanded by the "Boss Lady" and didn’t dare retort, so he’d probably take it out on someone else next.

One of them coughed lightly and picked up the walkie-talkie: "Captain Yu, I’m going to the ticket office to see if anyone bought a ticket today."

The other turned off the TV, quickly saying: "I’ll check if the tide level has risen, and if it has, I must report to Director Zhang promptly."

...

Han Yu didn’t really care if the two reserve camps he painstakingly set up over more than three months had a chance to participate in flood prevention and rescue missions. After all, if the superior didn’t deploy these two camps, it meant the flood situation wasn’t severe, and peace was worth cherishing.

Moreover, he couldn’t focus on whether there was a chance to lead the troops in flood prevention and rescue because, compared to the potential flood losses, the danger on the river was more imminent.

The morning before yesterday, a seven-thousand-ton bulk carrier was anchored in the Yingchuan Port waters, waiting to dock and unload. It wanted to drop two anchors to enhance stability, but it didn’t have enough understanding of how fast the water was during the flood period, leading to incorrect judgment and operation. After dropping the two anchors, the ship vibrated violently.

Soon after, the left anchor chain snapped!

The anchor was lost, four sections of the anchor chain were lost, the left windlass was damaged, causing one anchor to bear the force and increasing the flow angle.

By the time the Changzhou Port Supervision Office and the supervision boat arrived at the scene, the ship was nearly out of control under the force of the current. The captain urgently raised the anchor for safety, but due to the excessive intensity, the load on the anchor chain increased dramatically, and the right anchor chain snapped too!

The ship was horizontal in the river, and it was too late to use the engine to adjust its stance and course.

The supervision boat dared not approach, and could only watch as it drifted downstream completely out of control.

Though urgent notices were sent via high-frequency radio, repeatedly reminding downstream ships to steer clear, the out-of-control bulk carrier still collided with a twenty-thousand-ton container ship.

The container ship’s body was damaged, taking in a large amount of water, and listing nearly thirty degrees!

Emergency dispatch orders were given by the Changzhou Port Supervision Office, Linghai Port Supervision Office, and the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau Water Rescue Center to send the Linggang Tuo 001, Bin Gang Tuo 018, Shu Port Tug 007, and the floating crane "Bin Port Qi 013" from Binjiang Port to the rescue.

Han Yu not only participated in the rescue operation, but he was also the overall commander.

While ordering Shu Port Tug 007 to tow the out-of-control ship to Shuzhou Port, he directed Linggang Tuo 001 and Bin Gang Tuo 018 to drag the damaged container ship out of the waterway to beach it.

First ensuring it wouldn’t capsize, he then urgently contacted the newly settled Lanhai Underwater Engineering Company in Linghai Development Zone to arrange divers to inspect the damage to the container ship.

Considering the severe damage to the container ship, towing it directly to the shipyard for repair was too dangerous. So, with coordination from the Traffic Control Center at the Port Supervision Bureau, a five-thousand-ton small container ship was found, and a floating crane ship from the Port Authority was used for ship-to-ship transfer of dozens of containers filled with cargo, reducing the damaged ship’s load. Then a tugboat was organized to drag the damaged ship to the shipyard invested in by the Zhehai boss for repair. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

After 66 hours, with fourteen ships of various sizes including patrol and guard boats involved, the ship collision incident was finally resolved.

Back on the shore, Han Yu was exhausted, yet there was no time to shower or rest.

Jack Zhang knew he was ashore and quickly tracked down the Port Supervision Department, watching him and Han Xiangning with a smile: "Secretary Han, Chief Han, we’ve done the job, how do we account for the rescue costs."

"Don’t ask me, ask Ningning."

"Chief Han, I arranged for Linggang Tuo 001 to rescue based on your order, a three-day-and-night rescue. You can’t let us do it for free, let alone make us pay out of pocket!"

"Business is business. First, have the captains of the two ships sign the ship rescue handover forms, then prepare a rescue completion report to submit to the Water Rescue Center. Make sure to clearly state the number of vessels dispatched for rescue, their names, the content of the rescue operation, and the time spent on it."

"I know all that, but the key issue is the rescue involved ships from several companies. The tugboat company and the floating crane’s company are separate accounts, and the cargo ship used to unload the containers belongs to a shipping company in Zhangjia Port."

In the midst of a crisis, the priority was ensuring neither cargo ship sank, that all people and cargo aboard were safe, and that transiting ships and the Yangtze River weren’t subject to environmental pollution due to the accident.

At such a critical time, every mobilizable resource had to be deployed.

Now that the rescue is over and successful, the discussion turns to the cost of the rescue operations.

In fact, they weren’t the only three participants. The tugboat company under the Port Authority and the dock company of the floating crane do separate accounting. The cargo ship helping to unload containers belongs to a shipping company in Zhangjia Port.

Five or six entities jointly approaching the rescued ship’s owner company for accounting just doesn’t seem appropriate.