Riverside Police.

Chapter 81 Sailing for the first time!
After confirming that the Harbor Supervisor was busy rescuing the fleet of Jiangnan Shipping Company and couldn't take care of it for a while, Xu Sanye ordered to set sail.

Han Yu put on a life jacket and climbed into the cab on the second floor.

Reporter Wang exchanged pleasantries with Xu Sanye, and with Xu Sanye's consent, he climbed up to the second floor and squeezed into the small cab.

Although Han Yu has a driving license for small ships, and he repaired and refitted this tugboat, he has never driven it.Without Captain Wang, in such an emergency, he would not have dared to take the boat out to carry out rescue missions even if he was killed.

Captain Wang is also very clear that he not only wants to sail the boat, but also leads the disciples.

He simply handed over the rudder to Han Yu and stood by the side to give pointers.

"Relax, there are no other ships in the lock."

"I know."

"It's enough to hold still, and take a little direction to the left."

"it is good."

……

Under the guidance of 001, 002 drove out of the dock, turned on the police lights, sounded the siren, and slowly entered the ship lock under the watchful eyes of the ship owners and boatmen waiting to pass the lock.

Xu Sanye put on gloves and a life jacket, and stood at the bow of the boat holding a noose.

Liang Xiaoyu stood at the stern holding the cable.

Zhu Baogen came out of the engine room and stood on the starboard side with a penny in hand to prevent 001 from hitting the gate wall.

This is the first time 001 has been dispatched, and it is also the first time 001 has passed the lock. While waiting for the lock to release water, 001 must be fixed to the bollards on the lock wall with cables.

Li Weiguo was not at ease, standing on the rear deck of 002, watching 001 mooring.

Facts have proved that the past week was not in vain.

Seeing the right time, Xu Sanye threw out the noose, put it on the stake once, and wrapped the cable around the stake on the bow according to the method taught by Captain Wang.

Liang Xiaoyu was in charge of the stern, holding the cable tightly or loosely.

Because when the water rises, the boat will rise, so it won't work if the tie is too tight.

The ship's side must touch the lock wall, but there are several old tires tied to the ship's side, which can play a buffering role.

All this seems very simple, but for those who have not done these jobs before, it is not easy to learn in just one week.

In winter, the water level of the inland river is not much different from that of the Yangtze River, and the water is released quickly, and the gate to the south is slowly opened.

002 starts the engine and guides 001 out of the gate.

After exiting the ship lock, it was still the Bailong River. 002 drove forward for 500 meters and actually entered the Yangtze River, but did not rush west to enter the waterway. Sailing west.

"001, 001, there are no ships in the east, you can enter the channel."

"001 received, 001 received."

Han Yu knew that people were worried about the safety of 001's navigation, so he went to help "close the road" in advance like a police car clearing the way, quickly turned on the light signal, gently turned the steering wheel, and turned 001 into the main channel.

Reporter Wang didn't expect Captain Wang to let such a young child sail the boat. Looking at the rolling river outside, he was a little scared.

At this time, a call came from the intercom.

"Qingshen calls Public Security 001, Qingshen calls Public Security 001, please reply."

"001 received, Qing applied for it."

"It turned out to be a salted fish. How long will it take you to rule out the danger? When can we set sail?"

"Uncle Yao, we just got out of the ship lock, how long it will take, we don't know right now."

"Hurry up, now not only we can't leave, Qingwu and Qingliu can't leave either, even the ferry is suspended!"

"I know, we will seize the time to rule it out."

"be careful."

"Understood, thank you Uncle Yao."

Reporter Wang asked curiously: "Comrade Xiao Han, who is calling?"

Han Yu subconsciously looked in the direction of the Bailong Port Passenger Terminal, and said with a smile, "Captain Yao of the Qingshen passenger ship, under normal circumstances, they would set sail on time at [-]:[-]. But now there is an emergency, and they can't leave."

"That out-of-control boat still affects the sailing of passenger ships?"

"Of course it affects. This is the northern channel, which is different from the main channel in the south. The water here is shallow and the channel is narrow. A small ship like 002 is afraid of wind and waves, and a big ship like Qingshen is difficult to turn around. It is also difficult to avoid danger. Otherwise, there will be a collision or even run aground and overturn."

Han Yu paused, and emphasized: "There are thousands of passengers on the passenger ship, and they must ensure the safety of the passengers. Therefore, danger cannot be ruled out. The dispatching room of Bailong Port Passenger Terminal will not let them, and they dare not leave easily."

Reporter Wang thought for a while and then asked: "They are going to the East China Sea. Why do they have to go around to the west to enter the main channel. They can go directly to the east and go to Wusongkou by bypassing Ming Island from the east."

"Going east, they enter the sea. They are inland river passenger ships, not ocean-going ships. They are designed and built according to the standards of inland river ships, and they cannot sail on the sea."

"Inland rivers are flat-bottomed boats, while ocean-going ships have pointed bottoms." Captain Wang added with a smile.

Reporter Wang realized that he had asked a very layman's question, and was embarrassed. Xu Sanye shouted from below: "Captain Wang, Xianyu, drive faster. Let's try sailing first and see how fast we can go."

"Yes!"

Han Yu looked down at the radar and confirmed that there were not many boats ahead, then raised his head and said, "Captain Wang, you steer the wheel, I'll go to the engine room to keep an eye on it."

It's not easy for 001 to dispatch once, and the two mainframes are rumbling and burning money.

For the Yanjiang Police Station, the driving time is as precious as the pilot's flying time. Captain Wang didn't want to miss the opportunity for him to exercise, so he picked up the walkie-talkie and patted him on the shoulder: "You operate the rudder, and I will go to the engine room."

"Then you have to help me keep an eye on it below."

"I have a walkie-talkie, and I'll watch it for you at the cabin door."

"Thank you, Captain Wang."

Reporter Wang watched Captain Wang leave, and asked with a smile, "Comrade Xiao Han, are you a little nervous?"

Han Yu supported the rudder, and said with a look of embarrassment: "A little bit, after all, this is the first time I have driven 001."

"the first time!"

"Ok.

"..."

The wind was strong on the river, and Reporter Wang was already shivering from the cold.

Knowing that this child is sailing for the first time, it feels colder than before.

Han Yu didn't know that he frightened the big reporter. He lightly turned the rudder, slowly adjusted the course, drove the boat to the center of the river, increased the horsepower, and paid attention to the instruments while driving.

"Captain Wang, is the host computer normal?"

"The main engine is running normally, please feel free to open it."

"It's fine."

Han Yu held up the walkie-talkie, thought about it and asked, "How about the depth of the water, I can't believe the buoys now."

Captain Wang stood at the door of the cabin, looked around, held up the walkie-talkie and said with a smile: "It's far away from the river beach, the water depth must be enough, don't worry and drive boldly."

"It would be nice to have a depth sounder."

"I'll ask Xu Institute for you to see if we can find a way to build one."

"Forget it, that's too expensive."

Han Yu didn't dare to chat any more, put down the walkie-talkie and concentrated on driving.

The speed of the main engine was getting faster and faster, and the speed was also getting faster and faster. According to the instrument, it had reached [-] knots. Han Yu didn't dare to increase the power, so he kept sailing at this speed.

Reporter Wang looked outside and asked curiously, "Comrade Xiao Han, why don't you believe in the buoys?"

"The main reason is that we are too close to the sea, and the seasonal changes in the waterway are too great. During typhoon floods, the water level rises rapidly, the flow velocity is high, the shoals are flooded, and the buoys are easy to shift or even drift away. Now is the dry season, and there are many shoals. Coupled with sediment accumulation, it might run aground."

"Does the waterway department not care?"

"Don't worry, engineering ships in the waterway section often come to work. But compared with nature, human power is limited after all. For example, sedimentation, the entire Mingming Island is full of sedimentation, no matter how the waterway section is dredged. Can't clear it either."

"I heard that Longyong Township in Linghai has already connected with Mingming."

"Yes, according to this deposition rate, I estimate that the North Branch Channel will be unnavigable in another three to fifty years."

……

They chatted without saying a word, and the time passed quickly.

The traffic boat of Bailong Port appeared in front of my eyes. Looking up, I saw the out-of-control cement boat circling on the river!

Captain Wang climbed up to the second floor and squeezed into the cab.

"Salted fish, Xu Suo and the others are inexperienced, I'll take the helm, you go down and have a look."

"Ok."

"be careful."

"I know."

Reporter Wang realized that the wonderful moment had come, followed Han Yu out of the cab, and suddenly found that the wind outside made him unable to stand still.

Although Xu Sanye was dealing with a dangerous situation for the first time, he knew that it was dangerous to lean up like this. He looked up at Han Yu who was standing on the second floor and asked, "Xianyu, what should we do now."

"If we don't hit it, it will hit us. We can only be alert first, wait for the wind to calm down, and wait for it to stabilize before approaching."

"Alright, look at the radar and see if there are other ships around."

"Captain Wang can understand, Xu Suo, why don't you come up to direct 002 and the traffic boats in Bailong Port, and I'll go down to make preparations."

"Okay, you come down first."

Reporter Wang and Ding Jiao thought that the rescue was very simple. They just need to drive 001 over, jump on it, tie the cable and drag it back.

Unexpectedly, the wind on the river was so strong, and the cement boat seemed to be crazy again. It circled under the current and the aftermath of passing ships, and it would definitely collide if it leaned on it rashly.

And that cement factory looks like it should be empty, the draft is very shallow, and the side of the ship is very high, almost level with the second deck of 001.

It is very difficult to jump up from the outer side of the 001 cab, because the wheelhouse is in the center of the tugboat, and there is a distance of nearly two meters from the outer side of the first deck.In addition, the wind on the river is strong, if you can't jump on the cement boat, you will fall off.

If it falls on the deck, a person will be injured.

If you are caught between two boats or fall into the river, the consequences will be even more disastrous.

Xu Sanye didn't know what Ding Jiao was thinking, so he squeezed into the cab, and according to the radar scanning signal provided by Captain Wang, commanded 002 and the traffic boat at Bailong Port Wharf that arrived first through the walkie-talkie to remind the passing ships to pay attention to avoiding.

001 just circled around the out-of-control ship, not daring to get too close.

After going around for more than an hour, the attitude of the out-of-control boat finally became relatively stable, and it was slowly drifting towards the river beach along the current.

Once stranded, it will be more troublesome.

Captain Wang didn't dare to wait any longer, he held the rudder with one hand, and raised the communicator with the other: "Salted fish, little fish, I can only get as close to its stern as possible, you guys hurry to the bow to prepare."

The stern is not the side of the ship, so it is not so easy to go up!

But the out-of-control ship is now tilted. If 001 just leans against its port side, it will hit it under the action of the current and its own inertia.If you want to avoid it, you can only sail forward, and then you will rush to the river beach and run aground, and then you will need others to rescue you.

If you go around to lean on its starboard side, you will be hit by it again.

Han Yu realized that relying on the stern of the boat was the only solution in front of him, so he immediately raised his hand to show that he knew.

(End of this chapter)