Riverside Police.

Chapter 118 Difficult Search and Rescue

The river is too wide, the sky is not bright, and the fog has not completely dispersed, and the searchlights can't shine very far, let alone a flashlight.

Although Zhu Baogen and Liang Xiaoyu were wearing firefighting suits, they couldn't withstand the high wind and rough seas. The clothes inside were soaked through, and their faces were livid and speechless.

Han Yu used a loudspeaker to notify them to go back to the cabin. Considering that their hands and feet were probably frozen and numb, it would be dangerous to untie the safety rope buckle like this, so he asked Jin Da to go out to pick them up.

Age is not forgiving, Captain Wang can't bear it anymore, Han Yu told him to go to the crew cabin under the command room to lie down for a while.

As for Director Wang, continue to be tied to the small bed in the crew cabin.

Now it is necessary to search and rescue the crew of the collier who fell into the water, but also to ensure the safety of the crew of 001 and 001, so I really can't take care of him.

No one is watching, even if someone is watching, they can't see clearly.

The only thing we can do now is to turn on the police lights, sound the siren, and pay attention to whether there are lights on the river.

If the coal carrier had lost control as early as the analysis by the Traffic Control Center of the Harbor Supervision Bureau, and the people on board had already prepared to abandon the ship, then they should have taken corresponding measures before falling into the water.

For example, put on a life jacket and a life buoy.

For example, put down the iron boat (small iron boat).

Another example is to bring a whistle or a waterproof flashlight.

……

Han Yu was calculating that according to the time of falling into the water, the speed of the water flow and the speed of the wind, the person who fell into the water could only float to this area of ​​water at most. Jin Da opened the door of the cab from the outside, and a gust of cold wind followed.

"Jin Da, Uncle Zhu and Xiao Yu are alright?"

"The face was purple from the cold, and the snot was coming out of the nose. Fortunately, it was cold outside, but it was very hot in the cabin. Now I have recovered, and I am changing clothes."

"That's fine."

"Salted fish, our traffic management center has notified the passing ships that can be contacted, and pay attention to whether there are any people who fell into the water on the river."

"Then I'll connect the signal from the big radio station."

Han Yu reached out and turned on a switch.

The large radio station was previously installed in the command cabin on the first floor. Considering it was inconvenient, a loudspeaker and a communicator were installed in the cab like an extension phone.

You can hear the call, and you can also talk to the other party, but you can't adjust the communication frequency.

"You sail the boat and keep an eye on the surface of the river, and I look at the water depth and radar."

Jin Da tacitly closed the thick velvet curtain, helped up the fallen chair, and sat in the corner staring at the radar monitor and the computer monitor of the water depth sounder.

This curtain is made of cloth bought together with the computer monitor cover. It is not used during the day, but it is very useful at night.

Without it, the light from radar monitors and computer monitors would prevent the driver from seeing clearly.

Someone helped to observe, and there was no reflection. Han Yu felt much better. He lightly turned the steering wheel, stared at the river and said, "Jin Da, we are not going east, and we will search in this area of ​​the waters."

"Okay, now I can only do my best and obey the destiny."

"Jin Da, the crew on Hexiang 9 said they vaguely saw a lifeboat, will they be blindsided?"

"Who knows, it was very foggy and the visibility was very low."

"Judging from the length and width ratio of the sunken ship, it should be an inland river cargo ship. The tonnage is not small, it is estimated to be [-] tons, but inland river cargo ships are rarely equipped with lifeboats, and at most they carry one or two iron boats. "

"So I think they may be delusional, or it may be an illusion."

"illusion?"

"They themselves are seagoing ships, and the first thing they think of when something goes wrong is to survive. They have their own lifeboats, and it is easy to mistakenly think that others have them too."

Han Yu thought for a while, then patted the steering wheel: "Human life is at stake, we would rather believe it."

Jin Da yawned, raised his head and said, "Aren't we searching for rescue, and we haven't given up yet."

Han Yu weighed it up, and said resolutely: "Jin Da, the visibility is much better now than before, and the radar scanning radius has been adjusted to the minimum."

"Salted fish, you mean to use radar to search?"

"Try it, maybe you can scan it."

"Then you won't be able to see the ships in the distance!"

"I'll keep an eye out, and besides we have lights and sirens on."

"Okay, be careful."

The radar detection radius is adjusted to the minimum, and the situation of the 001-meter river surface with 800 as the center of the circle is displayed clearly and densely.

First of all, it is necessary to judge where is the river, which highlights are the facilities on the river and the ships moored by the river, which are the navigation marks, and which are the passing ships...

Then use the method of exclusion to judge which bright spots may be the people who fell into the water.

However, the radar scans in circles. When you scan this area, you can see this area, and the scanned area will gradually disappear. There is no comparison between the front and the back.

There was a strong wind and waves outside, and the hull heaved up and down, pitching back and forth.

Jin Da also suffered from seasickness. He was dizzy, but in order to search and rescue, he could only pinch his temple and stare at the radar monitor.

Han Yu is equally uncomfortable, but now no matter how uncomfortable it is, he has to persevere.

Driving 001 around the wide river, while concentrating on avoiding collisions with passing ships, pay attention to all the lights or shadows on the river that may be people who fell into the water.

Before I knew it, it was five o'clock in the morning.

Just when he couldn't take it anymore and was about to use the walkie-talkie to call Captain Wang to come up and change, Captain Wang's call came from the walkie-talkie.

"Salted fish, salted fish, there is not much oil left, we won't be able to go back if we go around in circles."

"Captain Wang, are you up?"

"Just woke up, soaked some steamed buns, do you want to eat?"

"I'll go down and soak myself later."

"I'm running out of oil!"

Although it was only seven hours out, it was different from the usual voyage to face the wind and waves, and the fuel consumption was astonishingly high.

Han Yu didn't want to come out to rescue, but when the time came, he would need someone to rescue him instead, so he turned around and asked, "Jin Da, ask your colleagues on shore if there is a gas station nearby."

"Ok."

"Captain Wang, we searched and rescued until dawn. Even if there is no gas station nearby, we can go to Dacang Port to refuel when we return."

"Okay, I'll go up and replace you after I finish eating."

"Thank you, Captain Wang. To be honest, I can't bear it anymore."

Han Yu put down the walkie-talkie, and Jin Dazheng was about to get up and go to the command cabin on the first floor to use the big radio to contact his colleagues on the shore. Suddenly, a call came from the loudspeaker of the big radio that was just installed a few days ago.

"The traffic control calls Linghai Public Security 001, the traffic control calls Linghai Public Security 001, please answer."

"Linghai Public Security 001 received it, please tell the traffic control!"

"The upward Zhehuo 1089 reported that they vaguely saw a sea lifeboat near the waters downstream of No. 98 buoy!"

"Linghai Public Security 001 received it, it's over!"

"The latest weather forecast shows that the wind on the river near you shows no signs of weakening. Please pay attention to safety."

"received, thank you."

As long as it is a lifeboat, no matter whether it is a crew member who fell into the water on the coal carrier or not, they must rush to the rescue as soon as possible.

Because if there are people on the lifeboat, but you don't go to the rescue, the lifeboat will drift with the current and drift into the sea.

The people on the boat are more likely to survive on the river, but once they drift into the endless sea, the possibility of encountering passing ships is very slim.

Even if there is no one on the lifeboat, if you don't go to the rescue, it is likely to drift with the current and hit other ships.

In case of being drawn into the propeller of other ships, it will cause damage to other people's propellers and even rudders, which will cause new water dangers.

98 was floating upstream, and 001 was not far from there.

Han Yu immediately adjusted the course and asked Jin Da to adjust the radar to the normal scanning radius.

After eating the steamed buns soaked in boiling water, Captain Wang climbed up, and as soon as he squeezed in, he asked, "Salted fish, are you going back to the voyage?"

"It's not a return voyage. The traffic control center reported that a ship saw a lifeboat of a seagoing ship downstream of No. 98 buoy."

"Oh, let me drive, you go down and have a rest."

"Buoy No. 98 is just ahead, I'll go down and call Uncle Zhu and Xiaoyu, ready to rescue."

"Okay, it's windy outside, so be careful."

"I know."

Han Yu handed the rudder to Captain Wang, tied the safety rope around his waist, and said back, "Jin Da, keep watching the radar and the water depth, so you don't have to go down."

Jin Weiguo had a splitting headache, and would rather go down and enjoy the cold wind than stare at the two monitors.

But now the visibility is very low, navigation safety is more important than anything else, he can only bite the bullet and say: "Okay."

Braving the biting cold wind, Han Yu walked carefully to the door of the cabin while leaning on the cold railing.

Liang Xiaoyu came over early, was sitting on the lunch box and eating steamed buns, raised his head and asked, "Dried salted fish, do you want to eat?"

"Hurry up and eat, rescue is coming soon."

"Have you found those who fell into the river?"

"Rescue a lifeboat, I don't know if those people are there." Seeing that Zhu Baogen had finished eating, Han Yu said eagerly, "Uncle Zhu, let's get the brackets and put the gourds first."

"Ok!"

Zhu Baogen regained his composure and quickly got out of the cabin.

The so-called bracket is a small boom welded with steel pipes. At first, I didn't think about installing the boom. After all, 001 is too small, and there is no place and no need to install it.

Some time ago, when Ding Jiao and Zhang Lan settled the settlement with the shipyard, they found that there were a few small steel plates left. They felt that it was not worthwhile to sell them as scrap iron. Boss Wu arranged for workers to weld one.

Considering that it would be unsafe to drag at the stern like a tugboat, Han Yu simply asked Boss Wu to weld a detachable boom with steel pipes, and added a set of hoists (pulleys), so that the iron canoe can be hoisted by the boom. Dropped to the water on or from the rear deck.

Unexpectedly, the iron boat was not hoisted onto the boat while the paint was dry, and the supporting jib came in handy instead.

The two took out the steel pipe, fastened the safety rope to ensure their own safety, and then squatted on the deck and hurriedly assembled it.

When Liang Xiaoyu finished eating the steamed buns and rushed to the rear deck, the boom had already been assembled.

Han Yu was thinking about whether to install it on the port or starboard side, when he heard Jin Da shouting through the tweeter: "Salted fish, I saw the lifeboat, about 300 meters ahead of the port side!"

"I can't see."

Han Yu shouted that he couldn't see, but Jin Da actually couldn't hear him, so he held up the binoculars and said excitedly: "There seems to be someone on the boat, you should hurry up and get ready, I'll go down right away."

Liang Xiaoyu leaned on the railing and looked at the river, and murmured, "I can't see the dried salted fish either."

"I'll see you later, work first!"

"Oh.

(End of this chapter)