Burst
Written by: Liu Ding'an
2020-01-22 03:16
Last updated: 2020-01-22 03:16A customs speedboat sank over the sea about two nautical miles west of the airport and south of the sand bar last night (21st). Five customs officers on the ship fell into the sea or were trapped, including two men and one woman who were unconscious when rescued. He was sent to the hospital and died.
The involved CE13 shallow water patrol boats (rear) and CE12 (front) are performing their missions. (Customs picture)
Yu Wenyang, Divisional Commander (Marine Affairs and Diving) of the Fire Services Department, said that the customs vessel was about 11 meters long and no floating objects were found on the surface of the incident. The cause of the vessel's overturning still needs to be investigated. The three dead were unconscious when rescued, and all three wore life jackets.
The Commissioner of Customs and Excise Deng Yihai pointed out that the cause of the accident must be left to the relevant departments, including the police and the fire department. The Customs will cooperate fully, and it is difficult to make assumptions at this stage. He said that the customs shallow water patrol boat involved in the routine maritime patrol duties at the time of the incident only had a few years of age. He believed that the quality of the ship would be one of the directions of the investigation. At this stage, the damage to the structure of the ship was not known. It depends on the environment of the scene and the investigation by the police and other related departments. As for vessels of the same type, the Customs and Excise Department and the Marine Department will follow up to determine whether they will be suspended. Assistant Customs Commissioner (Border and Port) Chen Zilian said that the shallow water patrol boat was launched in 2016, and the last routine inspection was in March 2019.
It is known that the shallow water patrol boat involved is CE13, and there are two ships of the same type (the other is CE12). Both ships set sail in May 2016 to replace the old shallow water boats. Waters Section. According to customs data, the new shallow water craft was built in Changzhou, China, with a maximum speed of 50 浬 per hour, 11 浬 faster than the old ship, and simple and flexible control. In addition to updating the radar system, global positioning instrument and electronic chart, shallow water boats have added depth sounders to comprehensively enhance the performance of duty, improve the ability to track high-speed smuggling speed boats, and effectively patrol shallow water areas and support the work of divers .
Another new feature of the new shallow water boat is the introduction of a “straddle-type hydraulic safety seat” with strong shock absorption for the first time, which can more effectively protect the crew's cervical spine and spine when sailing at high speed. The boat was mainly used for anti-smuggling operations. According to customs data, two months after the new ship was put into service, it has exerted its high-speed duty capability, successfully intercepted smuggled ships in front of the water sector, and obtained over one million yuan in smuggled cargo.
The customs shallow water boat capsized and sank, and the fire dinghy went to search and rescue. (Photo provided by reader)
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