Riverside Police.

Chapter 212 So What If It Sinks!
The waters of Yingchuan Port are very wide, but the waterway is very narrow due to the many shoals and hidden reefs in the river.

In addition, during the dry season, the narrowest part of the dedicated waterway that can drive ships over 150 gross tons is only [-] meters, and the water depth at low tide is only [-] meters.

The draft of 001 is relatively shallow, but you still need to pay attention when sailing.

Captain Wang drove the 001 upstream, bypassed the shoals and hidden reefs, and sailed in a circle to the waters where the anchored ship occurred.

Han Yu jumped onto a cargo ship whose anchor and anchor chain were winched, ran to the stern to observe the situation, discussed with the crew of the crane ship who came to the rescue, and immediately asked the crew of several cargo ships to "make mistakes". Tie the cables to each other to loosen the twisted anchor and anchor chain for the next rescue.

Wait for several ships to be tied with cables, then ask Zhu Baogen to fasten the tow cables, ask Captain Wang to drive, use 001 to tow the six twisted cargo ships, and keep the six twisted ships in a static state against the water under the tide .

The traffic control center issued ship warning information to remind passing ships to pay attention to avoiding.

Supervision 37 and the Hong Kong Patrol Team, which hastily arrived, turned on their warning lights and reminded passing ships to pay attention to avoidance in the upstream and downstream waters where the anchor winching accident occurred.

Han Yu and Han Xiangning became the general commanders of the rescue, and organized the crew of the six cargo ships to slowly pull up the anchor chains, check the situation of the twisted anchors, and judge the underwater anchors and anchor chain entanglements of each ship.

Then use tools such as cables and crowbars to "surgically" direct the crew of each ship to operate the windlass, pull up the cables, and pry the crowbar to slowly peel off the entanglement of anchors and anchor chains between the ships.

He was busy from nine o'clock in the morning, and he didn't even have time to eat lunch. He was busy until four o'clock in the afternoon, and finally helped them untie the twisted anchor and anchor chain.

The accident was caused by two more than 100-ton cement ships anchoring, and the owner was reminded yesterday that the anchoring position was wrong, but they did not take it seriously, violating water traffic regulations, and should be punished.

However, this has nothing to do with Han Yu. He was about to let Captain Wang return to the voyage, but his attention was attracted by a [-]-[-]-ton ocean-going ship that just passed the main channel.

Han Xiangning boarded Supervisor 37, saw him standing stupidly on the side of the boat, subconsciously raised the walkie-talkie: "San'er, what are you looking at?"

"The Panamanian cargo ship has deviated from the course, and if it doesn't adjust its course, it will easily run aground!"

"I asked what was going on."

Han Xiangning also noticed something was wrong, put down the walkie-talkie hastily, and got into Supervisor 37's cabin.

There is also a VHF station on 001. Han Yu opened the door and squeezed into the cab, picked up the communicator and turned on the radio, and said eagerly: "Captain Wang, chase that ship and overtake it to the starboard side."

"what happened?"

"It's off course, and it will run aground if it doesn't adjust its course."

"immediately!"

Captain Wang reacted and hurriedly drove into the main channel with full power.

Han Yu raised the communicator and shouted in English: "Please pay attention to the Pridewin, please pay attention to the Pridewin, I am the China Binjiang Water Police, I am the China Binjiang Water Police, please reply if you receive it, please reply if you receive it!"

After waiting for dozens of seconds, the other party did not answer.

Han Yu changed the channel and continued to call, but the other party remained silent.

I only heard my senior sister yelling on the radio, and what I didn't use was Mandarin.

"San'er, that's not right. It's impossible for a foreign ship to enter the Yangtze River without a pilot, and it's impossible for the pilot on the ship not to hear our call!"

"Hurry up and report to the traffic control center and ask what's going on."

"Ok."

During the conversation, 001 has been chased by Captain Wang to 60 meters to the right of the stern of the foreign freighter. Han Yu pushed open the hatch and raised the binoculars to observe.

If you don't observe, you don't know. After observing for a while, you find that something is even more wrong.

"Ningning, there is a problem with this freighter. It didn't hoist the signal flag as required, and it didn't display the signal type as required. There should be no pilot on board!"

"Received, the traffic management center asked us to continue calling."

"They don't answer, what's the use of calling."

"The traffic control center is contacting the brothers upstream and downstream of the Hong Kong Supervision Bureau, and we must first find out the situation."

After so many years, the management of water traffic on the river is still somewhat chaotic.

For example, piloting should be carried out in sections like railway drivers on shore. After all, no matter how experienced a pilot is, it is impossible to be familiar with the waterway conditions along the entire Yangtze River.

However, due to various reasons, the Zhenjiang Port Supervision Bureau is responsible for arranging pilots for foreign ships sailing to Jiangyin and other ports.The foreign ships going to Jiangcheng will be piloted by the Jiangcheng Port Supervision Bureau, and the same is true for those going upstream, which is neither safe nor conducive to management.

Although the Binjiang Port Supervision Bureau has invested in the construction of four radar stations, they can monitor the situation on the river.

However, the ships on the river are densely packed with bright spots on the radar, and there is no identification system for the identification of the ships. They only know that they are ships, but they don't know the name and number of the ship's registry...

There are various indications that there must be no pilot on the freighter in front.

This means that it is very intrusive into the Yangtze River and has violated China's sovereignty!

This is not just a matter of the Hong Kong Superintendent, Han Yu weighed it, put down the walkie-talkie, picked up the intercom again, and tuned the radio to the traffic control frequency:
"Binjiang Traffic Management Center, I am Binjiang Marine Police 001. I found that the Panamanian cargo ship Pridewin was acting suspiciously. It is likely that it broke into the Yangtze River illegally. We will intercept it. Please contact customs and border defense immediately for assistance!"

"Binjiang marine police 001, this is Binjiang Port Supervision Traffic Control Center, we are contacting Baoshan Traffic Control Center, can you give us 5 minutes, let us confirm the situation first."

"We have called it many times, but it has not answered, and it is speeding up. From the perspective of navigation, the personnel on board are not familiar with the Yangtze River channel, and if they do not intercept decisively, it is easy to cause grounding accidents."

Han Yu looked at the target ship, thought about it and emphasized: "More importantly, if we allow it to continue intruding, it will be a further violation of our Chinese sovereignty!"

There was a moment of silence on the radio, and a male traffic control voice came: "The traffic control center has received it, the traffic control center has received it, please pay attention to intercepting it safely."

When working as a trainee chief mate on a seagoing ship, when sailing to the territorial waters of foreign countries, signal flags must be hung in accordance with international practice, and at the same time, they must strictly obey other people's instructions.

Once the goods were loaded at a foreign dock and they were all ready to sail. However, the sailors were found smoking on the deck, saying that they threatened the safety of the port and even the port personnel.

Law enforcement officers boarded the ship one after another for inspection, and the ship was detained for three days. Including fines, berthing fees and other losses, the Maritime Bureau lost $10,000+!

Now there are foreign ships that don't hang signal flags according to international practice. This is a disrespect for China's sovereignty.And many calls were not answered according to regulations, which is a violation of China's water traffic management laws.

The problem is even more serious if there is an unauthorized break-in.

How could Han Yu let him continue to go up, immediately turned on the police lights, sounded the siren, then turned on the tweeter, and raised the communicator:
"Please pay attention to the Pridewin. I am the Chinese water police. I order you to turn on the radio immediately and reply to my inquiry."

The old-looking foreign freighter is still sailing against the wind, and it seems that it has not heard the call.

But a foreign crew member could clearly be seen walking out of the cab and looking in this direction, panicked.

"Please pay attention to the Prydwin, I am the Chinese water police, and I order you to call back immediately!"

"Pridewin, I am the Chinese Marine Police. This is the last warning. If you don't reply, we will take measures against you!"

"Pridewin, I am the Chinese marine police. I order you to immediately reduce the speed to three knots, follow me to leave the main channel, and sail to the water area [-] kilometers in front of the left to anchor and wait for inspection!"

The crew on the foreign freighter saw it and must have heard it, but they just didn't answer or slow down.

Han Yu got angry, leaned over and shouted: "Uncle Zhu, prepare the water cannon!"

It was the first time for Zhu Baogen to encounter such a situation, and he couldn't believe that there was a ship that didn't obey the command, so he immediately reacted: "Okay, right now."

"Captain Wang, find a good angle, I want to show them some color!"

"How about washing them down the cab?"

"Just do it, quickly."

"Row!"

Captain Wang finally saw the shadow of Xu Sanye in Han Yu, and couldn't help showing a knowing smile.

Han Yu didn't know what Captain Wang was thinking, so he put down the tweeter communicator, took the driver's door and ran to the first deck in one breath, stood on the port side and looked at the foreign freighter who didn't listen to the warning, and raised the walkie-talkie again:
"Supervisor 37, please pay attention, Supervisor 37, please pay attention, I will take measures against the Pridewin, please sail to its left front and cooperate with interception!"

"Supervision 37 received, Supervision 37 received!"

"Salted fish, do you want to change into a fire suit?"

"I represent the Chinese government now, and I have to wear a uniform. I won't change it. You should change it quickly."

"Okay, stand aside, don't get wet."

"fine."

There is no need to install a water gun at the fire station, just connect the water pipe to turn on the fire pump.

Zhu Baogen quickly finished his preparations. Han Yu raised his binoculars, observed the clearly visible crew members of the foreign freighter, and said coldly, "Aim at the third-floor cab and launch!"

Zhu Baogen looked up and reminded: "The glass of the cab will be smashed."

"Don't talk about breaking it, even if it sinks."

"Yes!"

Zhu Baogen didn't hesitate anymore, and immediately turned on the water valve, only to see a silver-white water dragon spray out, and flew to the foreign freighter in a blink of an eye.

It's just that the distance is a bit far, and the power is not big enough.

Han Yu ran up to the second floor again, leaned on the railing and shouted, "Captain Wang, come closer."

"no problem."

Captain Wang lightly turned the steering wheel, and 001 slowly approached the foreign freighter.

Like operating an anti-aircraft machine gun, Zhu Baogen kept adjusting the angle, and the water jets from the high-pressure water cannon could finally help wash the cab windows of foreign cargo ships.

There are also fire-fighting facilities on the freighter, and the high-pressure water cannons on the freighter are also very powerful and condescending.

Han Yu was thinking about what to do if the other party used high-pressure water cannons to resist stubbornly, and there was an English response on the radio: "Chinese Marine Police Chinese Marine Police, I am the Pridewin, I will immediately drop to three knots, I will immediately drop to three knots..."

(End of this chapter)