The mainland engineering ship broke off in two parts and sank due to strong wind and waves. About 30 crew members abandoned the ship and escaped. In the rough sea, urgent rescue was needed. The government flying service team came out in an empty group and went straight into the eye of typhoon "Siamba", not only because of bad weather Fighting, but also to bypass the giant windmill array like "Plum Blossom Pile".
The team competes against time, just like the plot of the movie "Top Gun", to complete the miraculous task, the helicopter hovers in the violent storm, the team members use their feet to clamp the solid railings to stabilize the body on the severely tilted hull, and even once The two crew members were hoisted into the helicopter and finally managed to save the lives of three people. Some team members admitted that the lives of the crew members who were constantly being beaten by the huge waves were hanging by a thread, which inspired them to race against time: "I don't want to save it right in front of my eyes."
The construction ship "Fujing 001", which was buried in the angry sea, broke off in two parts about 160 nautical miles (about 300 kilometers) southwest of Hong Kong. About 30 crew members abandoned the ship to escape, and more than 20 people were swept away by the strong waves. The Government Flying Service today (3rd) dispatched personnel to expand the scope of search and rescue.
The site of the wreck is a wind farm, and the sea is covered with more than 100 giant windmills towering into the clouds. The height of the windmills is about 500 to 600 feet from the water surface to the top, making it difficult for aircraft to fly low and forced to bypass obstacles or fly over High altitude, but the typhoon hit, the wind was blowing, the clouds were low, and flying high was also a problem. The captain of the fixed-wing aircraft of the Government Flying Service, Liang Minchao, described: "It's like entering a room with a lot of smoke." He was the first to arrive. The team members at the scene were responsible for locking the position of the sunken ship and giving more information to the helicopter team members who followed, so that they could start search and rescue as soon as possible.
The engineering ship broke in two and floated in the huge waves.
(Provided by the Government Flying Service)
Li Jiarong, the captain of the first helicopter to arrive, recalled that he found the accident engineering ship based on the information provided by the fixed-wing aircraft, and found that the crew was frightened and hid in the ship's warehouse for a time. After that, they issued a signal light, and the team confirmed that there were still survivors. Immediately Ready to save people.
Situ Zhipeng, the third-level air crew chief who dipped half of the hull to save people, said that because the hull was divided into two parts, the hull was severely tilted, and the inclination reached 50 or 60 degrees. He slapped the three people, and the three were covered by large waves many times and disappeared for a few seconds. He said: "If you are not physically strong, you can slip into the sea at any time."
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Situ Zhipeng raced against time and was the first to fall off the hull. Due to the difficulty of balancing on the sloping deck, he kept his feet on the railings for help, and assessed his style on the spot. He then rescued another crew member. He said that due to the harsh environment, the crew members' lives were on the line and could be rescued at any time. "I don't want to save them right in front of my eyes."
Hu Weixiong, director of the flight service team, pointed out that this accident is the first time in the history of the government flight service team that all aircraft and crew members have been dispatched for search and rescue. Helicopter, 3 Challenger 605 fixed-wing aircraft, 18 pilots and 18 air crew chiefs.
Hu also said that he received a notification from the Marine Department at 7:00 a.m. yesterday that there was an accident on an engineering vessel and an order to abandon the ship was issued. However, the typhoon caused the weather in Hong Kong to be extremely bad at that time. The engineering vessel was near the eye of the wind. For example, fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters were mobilized to cooperate with large-scale search and rescue. The operation team and the Marine Department cooperated with the Guangdong Maritime Rescue Center to coordinate the rescue, and arranged for nearby airports such as Zhanjiang and Haikou to land and refuel the aircraft.
A man believed to be a crew member was pushed into the A&E ward in a wheelchair. Police officers were investigating in the room. It is reported that the procedure was complicated because he was a Mainland crew member.
(Photo by Liang Weiquan)
Search operations are still ongoing as crew members are still missing.
Hu Weixiong said that he will always maintain close contact with the Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Center, and will continue to send fleets for search and rescue.
As for whether the search and rescue operation is optimistic, can the missing persons be found?
Hu Weixiong did not shy away from saying that although the storm has passed and the sea at the scene of the incident has returned to calm, if the missing crew members are wearing life jackets, I believe there is a greater chance of being found, but for the time being, no negative speculation will be made and every human resource and time will be exhausted. Find survivors.
In addition, the Secretary for Security, Mr Tang Ping-keung, also visited the Government Flying Service headquarters today to visit the personnel involved in the rescue operation. He thanked them for their bravery and outstanding performance in taking part in the rescue operation, risking their lives under adverse weather conditions.
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