Fuzhou, December 12 (Reporter Long Min) Affected by the cold wave and strong winds, the meteorological and sea conditions along the coast of Fujian are relatively bad. The Fujian Maritime Safety Administration reported on the 16th that after nearly five hours of rescue, the professional rescue boat successfully rescued 16 people in distress in the breeding area and safely transferred them to the "Donghai Rescue 7" ship.
At 12:16 on December 2, an unnamed township ship (55.7 meters long) carrying 13 farmers in Xiapu, Ningde, malfunctioned in the breeding area of about 6.0 nautical miles west of Spur Island, lost power, and the wind force was 8-7 at the scene, and the ship shook violently, and there was a danger of capsizing at any time, and the situation was urgent and in urgent need of rescue.
After receiving the alarm, the Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center immediately launched an emergency response and raced against time to organize and carry out rescue; Coordinate the professional rescue ship "Donghai Rescue 111", which is on standby in nearby waters, to rush to the scene for rescue; Coordinate the nearby commercial and fishing vessels "Jiaohang Star", "Yuzhou 17", "Minhua 6", "Minlianyu 60071" and other nearby commercial and fishing vessels to rush to the rescue; Coordinate nearby towns and villages to organize forces to rush to the rescue.
At about 4:50, "Minlianyu 60071" was the first to arrive in the waters near the ship in distress, but due to the large number of fishing nets and limited water depth in the waters where the ship in distress was located, it was unable to arrive close to carry out rescue; At about 6:30, the "Donghai Rescue 111" ship that arrived at the scene decisively released a professional rescue boat to carry out rescue after assessing the situation at the scene. At about 7:20, the professional rescue boat rescued 7 people in distress in the breeding area and safely transferred them to the "Donghai Rescue 111" ship.
Under the influence of cold air, the wind strength in the coastal sea area of Fujian continued to increase. Huang Zhigang, chief service expert of the Fujian Provincial Meteorological Bureau, said that in the next 10 days, there will be a certain risk of marine gale disasters in coastal sea areas. Fujian Provincial Maritime Search and Rescue Center reminds that all ships and crews should pay close attention to the changing weather situation at sea, listen to and watch the meteorological early warning information issued by relevant departments in a timely manner, and implement various gale prevention measures in a timely manner according to the actual situation of the ship, resolutely put an end to the risky navigation and operation behavior of excessive wind, and strictly prevent the occurrence of accidents and dangers such as ship loss of control, self-sinking, and cargo displacement. (ENDS)