Riverside Police.

Chapter 232 "Revisiting the old place"

Facts have proved that the old man's weather forecast is not inaccurate.

The storm that just passed was just an appetizer before the typhoon.

The rain stopped after twenty minutes, and the wind was still blowing, but not as strong as before.

The rural power lines in Bailonggang and even the entire Sichang Township are seriously aging. They couldn't even withstand the storm just now, and the power went out without accident.

It is normal to have power outages in rural areas, but it is not normal to have no power outages.

Liang Xiaoyu had been prepared for a long time. Seeing that the lights on the barge were not on, he checked the power distribution cabinet on the barge with a flashlight, and then went ashore to observe the transformer against the strong wind.After confirming that it was not the tripping of the barge, and that the power transformer on the shore was no longer humming, he immediately reported to Han Yu on the walkie-talkie.

There are several switch cabinets on the barge. Han Yu pulls down the switch blade connected to the shore power grid, starts the gasoline generator on the barge, closes the switch switch for the self-provided power supply, the duty room on the first floor, the command and dispatch room on the second floor, and the side lights of the barge , The mast light on the top of the barge was lit again.

Back in the command and dispatch room, I wanted to call to ask what happened to the Bailonggang substation.

I don't know if the post office was affected by the power outage, or there was a problem with the telephone line. The phone has been disconnected. From now on, communication can only be done by radio and walkie-talkie.

"Longyong Office, Longyong Office, Yanjiang Office calls Longyong Office, please answer."

"Longyong received it, and Yanjiang please tell me."

"How is the situation over there, is there a power outage, can you get through the phone?"

"There was a power outage, and the village is trying to find a way to contact the Mingming Power Supply Bureau. The phone can be connected, and we have just reported the situation to the bureau."

"As long as the phone can get through, just call us if you need anything."

"Thank you."

Longyong Township is an enclave of Linghai, hanging alone on Mingming Island. To be precise, due to continuous sedimentation, the current Longyong Township, the former Longyongsha and Mingming Island in the East China Sea are connected together.

They use electricity from the East China Sea, and they don't even need to ask for emergency repairs to know that it won't be up soon.

The Mingming Power Supply Bureau must rush to repair the damaged power lines in its townships. Only when everything that can be repaired can be repaired will it think of Longyong.

Besides, the typhoon did not really come, and there was not much time left for repairs. When the typhoon arrived, there might be problems with the lines that had just been repaired.

Han Yu has been to the Longyong Police Station twice, and he is well aware of how difficult the conditions are. He was sighing secretly that his colleagues on the island will have to light candles as before in the next few nights, when Lao Zhang urgently called from the big radio station.

"Salty fish salty fish, our propeller is caught in a fishing net, we can't go back!"

"Zhang Suo, where are you guys?"

"We are on the Changsheng River, not far from the Changsheng Gate."

"Where are the city leaders?"

"Just landed."

Small passenger ships used to be available on inland rivers, and Bailong Port even opened more than a dozen inland river routes more than ten years ago.But not now, as the navigable conditions of inland rivers are getting worse every year.

No one dredged the river, and the villages even contracted out the traffic river to individuals for fish farming for economic benefits. There are nets here and there, and there are nets everywhere.

The inland river cargo ship can't sail very far, and it has to shout at the people on the shore to release the net.

If no one is watching the net on the shore, you can only stop the boat and wait.

If you rush over without waiting, not only will you have to pay for the other's net, but you will even have to pay for the fish that escaped due to damage to the blocking net.

In some places, road construction is reluctant to spend money to build bridges, and even dams good traffic rivers, which affects both navigation and drainage of inland rivers.

There are bridges built in some places, but the bridges are so short.

During the high water season, when the water rises, the boat will be raised, and the bridge will block the boat.During the dry season, due to the long-term lack of dredging of the river, the water is too shallow, and cargo ships cannot sail.

In addition, some people are engaged in cage farming in the river, and some people plant a plant called water peanut in the river as hogweed, which makes many cargo ships dare not enter the inland river.

Han Yu didn't expect that even a small motorboat like 002 would be trapped, so he couldn't help muttering: "The city leaders are really serious. Can't they check the drainage outlets on the shore? They have to go by boat."

Lao Zhang braved the rain to save himself. After tossing and tossing for a long time without success, his whole body was soaked, he got into the cabin with a wry smile and said, "It's not like you don't know where the drainage outlets are built. It's not easy to walk on the river, and it's even more difficult to walk on the shore."

The drainage outlets are all on remote river banks, so it can be said that they are all in the fields.

There are only ridges and no decent roads over there. It is difficult to walk usually, and it is muddy and slippery in rainy days...

Han Yu came to his senses and said quickly: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I'll let Xiaoyu bring the tools over there."

"Tell Xiaoyu to hurry up. After repairing the boat, we have to go to the front to pick up the city leaders."

"It's not something that can be done quickly. Bicycles and motorcycles can't pass, let alone a car. He has to bring tools and go back to drive his family's boat."

"I know, hurry up."

Compared with the possible dangers on the river, the troubles encountered by 002 are nothing serious at all.

Han Yu must ensure that 001 can be dispatched at any time, and Xiaoyu can only be rescued by himself.

Said it was one person, but when Xiaoyu got home, there would be two people. On such a day, he could only ask his father to drive his family's "shop boat".

Just as Han Yu sent Xiaoyu away, there were constant calls on the VHF radio.

Upstream, a [-]-ton coal carrier encountered strong winds and waves, and the cabin kept flooding. Even the main engine was soaked in water and failed. It will sink soon.

The owner of the boat is a mother and son. They can imagine that the boat is all their belongings. No matter how much the port supervisor and rescue personnel persuade them, the mother and son are unwilling to abandon the boat.

The deputy captain of the Hong Kong Patrol No. [-] brigade had no choice but to ask the tugboat to tow the coal carrier to a floating pier not far away, and asked the pier staff to use floating cranes (cranes installed on the floating pier) to help reduce the load.

However, the collier was already overloaded and entered so much water, the cable broke quickly, the bow and the hull sank, and the mother and child were rescued at the last moment...

Situations like this happened four times in the past hour!

There is no danger in the waters of Bailong Harbor for the time being, but Han Yu dare not take it lightly, because the real test has not yet come.

Just as I was about to ask the fishery administration about the situation at sea through the radio, the traffic control center suddenly called: "The traffic control calls Binjiang Marine Police 001, and the traffic control calls Binjiang Marine Police 001."

"001 received, please tell the traffic control."

"The radar shows that there is a ship heading towards you. Its trajectory is abnormal and it is likely to be out of control. Can you go to the rescue?"

"Yes, may I ask the exact location of that boat?"

"Two kilometers downstream of No. 32 float in Sanhe Waters."

"Got it, let's go now!"

Han Yu pressed the alarm bell installed by his master before his death.

Captain Wang and Zhu Baogen, who were sleeping with their clothes on in the dormitory on the first floor, sat up immediately, put on their raincoats and climbed up to 001.

Lao Qian hurriedly threw away the cigarette butt and climbed up to the second floor to help Han Yu guard the radio station.

The hot summer is not the cold winter, and the time to prepare the car is very short, so the boat does not need to be as hot as winter.

At 22:001, [-] turned on the lights and sounded the siren and slowly left the barge.

The wind on the river is at least five knots, and it is not fast against the wind and waves.

Han Yu observed the surface of the river, turned the rudder lightly, and said, "Captain Wang, the typhoon only arrives at our side at night. We must be prepared for a protracted battle, or you can go down and rest for a while."

As we get older, sleep deprivation can be overwhelming.

Captain Wang thought for a while, then yawned and said, "I can't go down anymore, I'll just doze off here for a while."

"I don't sleep well here."

"If you can fall asleep, don't think I'm snoring."

"Why do I think you are snoring, go to bed quickly."

The sky was dark and the sky was dark, sailing in the rain, and the vision was not good. Zhu Baogen was watching from the bow of the ship wearing a raincoat.

Fortunately, it is summer. If it is winter, I don't know what it will be like.

Thinking that Zhu Baogen was also in his 50s, Han Yu realized that during this period of time, he was only busy with the affairs of the ship camp, and forgot that his master had told him more than once before his death that he should quickly train mechanics and sailors.

But the salary of the police assistant is too low, where to recruit people.

Even if they can be recruited and cultivated, it is difficult to retain people.

After all, certified inland river crews are very popular. My parents are getting old. Two months ago, I found a crew member and paid him 1000 or [-] yuan a month, but he ran away after working for a month and a half.

The police station along the river can only open two hundred for a month at most, this gap is too big...

Worried about the lack of suitable mechanics and sailors, I heard Zhu Baogen shouting on the intercom: "Salted fish, salted fish, is it the barge in front... It's not a barge, it looks like a floating pier."

Han Yu quickly woke up Captain Wang and asked him to take the helm, then raised his binoculars to observe carefully.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but I was stunned when I saw it.

"It should be a floating pier transformed from a barge. There is no one on board, so it must be anchored."

"What should we do now?"

"Prepare to throw the cable, put on the bollard and drag it back first."

"With such a strong wind and such a big wave, no matter how you throw it, you won't be able to catch it if you throw it over."

"I'll come, it should be fine."

For Zhu Baogen, today's turmoil was big, even bigger than the time when political commissar Wang of the Shuishang Sub-bureau almost vomited out his internal organs, but for Han Yu, today's turmoil was really nothing.

I once encountered a typhoon of level [-] on the sea, and a wave hit it with a height of more than ten meters. The huge ship of [-] tons was like a leaf on the sea.

What's even more frightening is that the main engine failed at a critical moment. Fortunately, the steering gear did not fail, and it was still able to maintain its course against the wind and waves.

If the steering gear fails, the hull is facing the hurricane and the waves, and it is easy to capsize.

The captain was terrified, and asked the chief engineer to rush to repair it, and asked all other crew members to gather on the bridge, ready to abandon the ship at any time.

However, it was in the middle of the endless sea.

At that time, the water depth was 5000 meters, and the sea was full of strong winds and waves. Even wearing a life jacket and taking a lifeboat, the possibility of surviving was extremely slim.

Fortunately, the main engine was repaired in time, otherwise it might really be buried in the belly of the fish.

Only those who have experienced it can truly understand the preciousness of life, and only those who have experienced it can understand that sometimes it is impossible for people to overcome the sky...

Han Yu settled down, opened the door and came to the first deck, took the cable from Zhu Baogen, leaned over to tidy it up, looked up at the "flat barge" that was getting closer, put down the cable and turned around to gesture to Captain Wang.

Captain Wang adjusted the course tacitly, and slowly approached the out-of-control "flat barge" under the premise of ensuring his own safety.

Han Yu took a few deep breaths, picked up the cable and waved it against the howling wind.

One lap, two laps, three laps...

Like a man lassoing a horse on the prairie, he held a heavy cable and swung it around his head continuously, and then he saw the opportunity and slammed it over.

Zhu Baogen took a closer look, and suddenly found that the cables were actually attached to the bollards of the "flat barge".

What made him even more unbelievable was that Han Yu was holding tightly the heavy rope that had been wet by the rain, standing on the side of the boat and throwing it to the left for a while, then to the right for a while, several times in a row, and then pulled the rope suddenly Fastened.

Six or seven meters apart!
It wasn't fastened, it was thrown from a distance, Zhu Baogen was dumbfounded.

Han Yu didn't know what he was thinking, so he fastened the second towline and gestured for Captain Wang to return.

Zhu Baogen regained his composure, and asked in amazement: "Salted fish, did you learn this on a ship?"

"Yeah." Han Yu looked back at the "flat barge" and said with a smile: "It is easy to untie the mooring cable, but it is difficult to untie it, especially in strong winds and waves, when the pilot boat or tugboat has to go, we dare not help untie the mooring."

If you sail another five or six miles, you will arrive at the waters where 001 entered the Yangtze River for the first time and rescued an out-of-control ship for the first time after the overhaul.

Zhu Baogen looked back at the river and said with emotion: "If you had this ability back then, Xu Suo wouldn't have to fall into the river, and you wouldn't have bathed in the river with him."

(End of this chapter)