Riverside Police.

Chapter 843 Difficult "Old Unit"

The investigation continued at 8am.

Just like yesterday, first investigate the ship and crew certificates of the South Korean freighter "Yangmi", and then ask the crew one by one.

The only difference from yesterday is that the translator Han Yu really played a role, constantly correcting the content of the Korean translation.

It can be heard that the translator hired by the Korean side from the East China Sea is very professional, but they don't know much about shipping, and it is normal for the words to fail to convey the meaning.

Because the translation takes time, the efficiency of the investigation is not very high. The captain of the South Korean cargo ship "Yangmi" was able to make a final statement until 11 o'clock in the middle of the night.

This final statement is very important, and the content of the statement will be submitted to the Maritime Safety Administration in the form of a document. According to international practice, this document is the maritime declaration submitted by the Korean side!
Compared with the captain of China Shipping, the Korean captain is much calmer.

He stood up, held the statement he had prepared, and read it slowly.

He spoke English, and after more than half a year of cramming, Han Xiangning could tell the general idea.

Liu Ju, Lao Guan, Lao Wu and others do not understand English, so they can only listen to the translators hired by the Korean side.

“9月3日，我船装载2866.46吨甲苯离开韩国驶往中国江音，9月4日上午9点30分驶抵中国长江口引航站。21时到达章家港30号浮锚地，经中国海事允许，抛左锚6节在水。”

"At 1:15 in the morning, the watchman Park Yonggang noticed a ship moving towards us at a direction of 285 degrees ahead. The crew member on duty yelled 'Danger' to the incoming ship several times and rang the bell as a warning, but the ship 'Yuchang' continued to hit me. At the bow of the ship, the distance between the two ships was less than 200 meters at that time, and our ship had no time or conditions to take measures to avoid collision.”

"At 1:25, the rear side of the port side of the ship 'Yu Chang' hit the bow of our ship. At that time, our ship could not enter the vehicle and could not lift the anchor. At 1:25, I entered the bridge and called the pilot. At 1:33, The pilot entered the bridge, prepared the vehicle, tried to lift the anchor many times but failed, and the ship 'Yu Chang' gradually moved to the port side of our ship."

"At 1:45, our ship was able to heave anchor. At 1:48, the pilot ordered to turn left and advance two. At 1:50, our ship followed the 'Yuchang' ship to the second anchorage. During the mooring process In the middle, our ship lost the left anchor and half of the anchor chain, and the bow was damaged, and there was a depression of about 3.5 by 3 meters."

After the Korean captain finished the translation, he looked around at the crowd and said confidently: "Because the ship 'Yuchang' anchored wrongly and drifted and collided with our ship, our ship should not be responsible for this accident!"

The pilot is outside, and has just testified.

If you don't consider water traffic rules and just start from simple emotions, the Korean freighter was hit, and there is really no responsibility in this accident.

The second officer of the "Yuchang" claimed to call the "Miyang" several times yesterday, but the "Miyang" did not respond and did not take measures to avoid collisions, which is completely untenable.

First of all, the Zhangjiagang traffic control center was on duty at night, and the Zhangjiagang traffic control heard the "Miyang" calling the "Yuchang" freighter.There were several ships sailing past and anchoring near buoy 30 at night, and the crew heard it on the radio.

Secondly, the second officer of the cargo ship "Yuchang" found out that the anchor was shifted at 1:15 in the morning. He claimed yesterday that the "Yang Mi" rammed into their ship, but in fact their ship lost control and rammed into others. .And when it was discovered that the distance between the two ships was already very close, as the South Korean captain said, the collision was inevitable, no matter what measures were taken.

The reason why you call me and I call you, but neither party responds is purely due to a language barrier.

The "Yuchang" is a domestic trade ship under China Shipping, and it has been running on offshore routes. The second officer and the sailor on duty do not understand English. They call the Korean freighter in Mandarin, but the crew on duty on the Korean freighter can't understand it.

The crew on duty of the "Yangmi" cargo ship found that the "Yuchang" was anchored and shifted, and was running into them. They immediately called for danger. The Chinese crew members on the "Yuchang" couldn't understand either. "Chicken and duck talk".

But from the point of view of time, even if you can understand it, it won't help.Because when the crew on duty of the two ships discovered the danger, it was too late to take measures to avoid collision.

In short, the investigation situation is extremely unfavorable to the "Yuchang".

Mr. Tang frowned tightly, hesitant to speak.

Director Liu looked at the Korean captain, then at Mr. Tang, and sighed secretly.

Han Xiangning didn't care so much, he raised his head and asked in English: "Mr. Captain, when will your statement be submitted?"

"It's OK now, that's our statement."

"Okay, you can go out."

"Thank you."

It can be seen that Korean captains attach great importance to professional honor.

In order to accept the investigation, he put on a neat captain's uniform, and his figure was well managed. He politely handed over the statement to Han Xiangning, then put on a big-brimmed hat and bowed slightly to everyone, and then strode out of the interrogation room.

In contrast, the Chinese captains are somewhat unkempt, which may have something to do with the fact that the social status of seafarers has deteriorated in recent years.

More than ten years ago, seafarers were also a very good occupation in China.Among other things, the salary that is more than ten times higher than that of working on shore and the ability to buy imported goods are the envy of countless people.

Han Yu was sighing unceasingly, and the representatives of the Korean shipping company and the Korean P&I Association also got up to say goodbye to Han Xiangning, Liu Ju and others.

"Liu Bureau, Han Ke, you can't listen to their one-sided words!" Mr. Tang said eagerly.

Before Director Liu could speak, Han Xiangning packed up the materials and said neither humble nor overbearing: "Mr. Tang, we will not listen to one side or believe the other. We only believe the facts. The South Korean side's statement has been submitted. When will your statement be submitted?"

"tomorrow morning."

"Okay, it's almost twelve o'clock, go back and rest early."

After finishing speaking, Han Xiangning acted as if her junior didn't exist, and walked out of the inquiry room with Liu Ju, Lao Guan, Lao Wu and others with a briefcase in hand.

Mr. Tang was very anxious, pulled Han Yu and asked, "Xiao Han, what should we do now?"

"What do you mean?"

"How to deal with this accident!"

"You heard it just now. They have a very tough attitude and are determined not to be responsible for this accident. Even if the Maritime Safety Administration wants to help you mediate, there is no chance."

"I know mediation is not realistic, I mean the maritime investigation report."

"The investigation is ongoing, and the investigation report of the maritime affairs does not come out for a week."

Han Yu knew exactly what Mr. Tang was thinking. He probed outside and said meaningfully: "Whether the South Korean ship is responsible or not, it doesn't matter what you say, and what they say doesn't count. The Maritime Safety Administration needs to investigate further. Come up with evidence that convinces both sides."

Mr. Tang asked: "What evidence?"

Han Yu took out his mobile phone to check the time, and said lightly, "I'm not sure now, but you will find out tomorrow afternoon."

"Okay, please."

"Not to mention please, this is what I should do."

Han Yu has already talked about this point, Mr. Tang is too embarrassed to ask again, so he can only go back worriedly.

Like last night, Han Xiangning went upstairs to have a closed-door meeting with Liu Ju, Lao Guan, Lao Wu and others, and they didn't come down until almost twelve o'clock.

Han Yu handed over the helmet, rode on the little Qingqi, yawned and asked, "How did the discussion go?"

"How about what?"

"Is the South Korean ship responsible?"

Water traffic management is different from onshore traffic management, especially in terms of collision avoidance, who is responsible and who is not. Sometimes it is vague and it is really difficult to define.

Han Xiangning did not answer his question, but got into the car and put his arms around his waist and said helplessly: "The Korean freighter must be responsible, but the degree of responsibility is debatable. The more important thing is to convince the Korean people."

"Which side is responsible?"

"Definitely an anchoring safety aspect."

"Isn't it responsible for the South Korean freighter breaking anchor?"

"At that time, the 'Yuchang' was out of control. The tonnage of the 'Yuchang' was several times that of the 'Yangmi'. If it didn't get out in time, it would be stuck by the 'Yuchang' and rushed downstream. The 'Yuchang' capsized together, and it may also hit other ships."

Han Xiangning took a deep breath, and continued: "And the pilot was on board when we left. The pilot did not raise any objections to the series of measures taken after the collision."

The pilot is from the Yangtze River Pilotage Center, and he is also an experienced captain.

In other words, there is no problem with the departure itself, and it is unrealistic for China Shipping to make a fuss about the departure of the South Korean freighter.

Just when Han Yu was thinking about how to prove that the Korean freighter was also responsible, Han Xiangning leaned on his shoulder and asked, "San'er, Zhong Hai is also your old unit. Do you really want to help Zhong Hai?"

"The current China Shipping is not the Maritime Bureau of the past, and it is really not my old unit."

"What do you mean?"

"China Shipping is established on the basis of Donghai Shipping Bureau, Dalian Shipping Company and Guangzhou Shipping Company, and the Shipping Bureau is only a part of it."

Han Yu sighed lightly, and continued: "But then again, Zhong Hai is indeed very difficult. It has been restructured for less than two years, and it is a central enterprise with more than 250 billion assets, but it is actually a mess."

Han Xiangning really didn't understand this, and asked curiously, "How bad is it?"

"It's bad, very bad, with so many debts, mainly relying on the coastal transportation of oil and coal ordered by the higher authorities. Passenger transportation is getting worse every year. The ocean business is just a supplement to coastal transportation. You know what I used to do when I was running a ship. What did your old colleagues say?"

"What did you say?"

"They just wait for the company to sell the boat. Selling a boat can pay them a few months' wages. If they don't sell the boat, they have no money to pay them."

"Living by selling boats?" Han Xiangning asked in surprise.

"The problem is that despite the large number of ships, the average age of the ships can reach 14.5 years, and most of them only have a deadweight of about 1 tons. Even if they are sold, they can't be sold for much money!"

"Isn't there ocean-going business?"

"The ocean business has only been in operation for a few years, and there is no international business network. I heard that they are putting all their eggs in one basket and betting on ocean container transportation. It may be that they rented those container ships to run foreign trade and made some money. sweetness."

"put all one's eggs in one basket!"

"This is a no-way solution, otherwise what else can we do."

"It's no wonder that their ship didn't join the China Shipbuilding Insurance. If there was a China Shipbuilding Insurance backing, Mr. Tang would definitely not be in such a hurry as he is now."

China Shipbuilding Insurance is the abbreviation of China Shipowners Mutual Insurance Association.

The Shipowners Mutual Insurance Association is also called the Insurance and Indemnity Association. It is a bit like the farmers’ mutual aid cooperatives that were not established in the past. I pay how much money there are for the number of ships. The association came forward, to put it bluntly, it was risk sharing.

It seems to be similar to commercial insurance, but in fact it is not commercial insurance, and it is not even supervised by the China Insurance Regulatory Commission, and it is outside the laws and regulations of the insurance industry.

It is worth mentioning that the P&I Association is said to be non-profit, but the membership fee is not cheap, and sometimes even requires members to pay additional membership fees, so many offshore freighters have not joined the membership, and inland river freighters are not even covered by the association.

Moreover, China Shipbuilding Insurance is led by COSCO, and it can be said that it is an association of COSCO, and all ships under COSCO have joined.A shipping company like China Shipping will definitely think, isn’t my joining the membership just to give you money and share the risk for your fleet?
In short, when there is no accident, I feel that there is no need to join the association, and when there is an accident, I regret not joining the association.

Thinking of this, Han Yu sighed softly: "The company belongs to the country. If there is money, the leaders of China Shipping will definitely allow all its ships to join the club. The key is that there is no money, and there is no way to do it without money."

Han Xiangning sympathized with Zhong Hai who was in trouble, and said in a low voice, "Then you have to help them find a solution."

"I've called Xi Gong, and the water situation report will be delivered as soon as I get to work tomorrow."

"Okay, when the water situation announcement arrives, I'll call them to meet again."

(End of this chapter)