Two container ships collide in the estuary of the Yangtze River, a boat capsizes, 8 people rescued, 3 people die, 5 people missing | Shanghai Finance News

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Original title: Two container ships collide in the Yangtze River estuary and a ship capsizes, 8 people rescued, 3 people dead, 5 people missing

Trainee reporter Chen Yang

According to news from the Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center, at 23:30 pm on December 13, a container ship “Changjin Haiyang” collided with another container ship “Xinqisheng 69” near the D15 light buoy in the canal. deep-water estuary of the Yangtze River. As a result, the ship “Xinqisheng 69” capsized and a total of 16 Chinese crew of “Xinqisheng 69” were in danger. After receiving the report, the Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center carried out the search and rescue of persons in distress in full. At present, 11 people have been rescued (3 of them without vital signs), and the remaining 5 are still searching.

After receiving the report, the Shanghai Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately coordinated the East China Sea Rescue Office to send the ship “Donghai Rescue 101” to the scene for rescue, coordinated the Center for Support to the East China Sea Navigation to install AIS virtual navigation beacons, install the sunken ship emergency position indicator as soon as possible and implement exploration studies, and coordinate the East China Sea Forecast Center Calculate the trajectory to the drift from staff and transmit navigation advisories.

The Wusong Maritime Security Administration dispatched maritime patrol boats to the site for disposal and coordinated with seven ships, including salvage boats, tugboats, cleanup boats, and passing boats to participate in search and rescue. Wusong VTS (Water Traffic Management Center) implemented one-way navigation of the deep water channel of the Yangtze River estuary and carried out point-to-point boats. The traffic organization, at the same time, continues to do a good job of disseminating safety information, to strictly prevent secondary accidents.

In the early morning hours of the 14th, the East China Sea Rescue Bureau “Donghai Rescue 101” rescued 7 people in distress and rescued the remains of one victim. Wusong Maritime Security Bureau “Hai Xun 012” rescued 1 person; “Shanghai and Hong Kong Yin 6” rescued 2 people.

At present, “Hai Xun 0103” and “Hai Xun 012” marine cruisers, “East China Sea Rescue 101”, “East China Sea Rescue 102” professional salvage vessels, 5 tugboats, 4 dredging vessels, 4 vessels cleaning, 2 salvage vessels, 1 pilot vessel, more than 20 vessels, including former merchant vessels “Sinotrans Qingdao”, “Zhongchang 398”, “Whale 9” and “Hengyu” participated in the search and rescue. The northwest wind in the scene is 6 to 7, and the wave height is 3 meters.

According to the information, the “Changjin Ocean” is a container ship registered in Antigua and Barbuda, with a length of 165 meters, a gross tonnage of 17,769, a container of 1,285 TEU and a crew of 19 people. It is currently anchored in the anchorage of the Yangtze River estuary; “Xinqisheng 69” The vessel is a container ship owned by Xiamen Qisheng Shipping Co., Ltd. with a length of 165.35 meters, a gross tonnage of 12,788 and a cargo of 650 containers.

The search and rescue operation is still ongoing and the cause of the accident is still under investigation.

Editor-in-Chief: Wang Xiang