Panorama Panama's Outer Trouble 13 Persons Distressed Stern Maritime Emergency Rescue

Shantou, November 2 The reporter learned from the Shantou Maritime Affairs Bureau on the 2nd that the “Hongxiang 88” ship belonging to the dangerous Panamanian cargo ship safely arrived at Shantou Port No. 3 anchorage at 23:12 pm on November 1st.

According to reports, at about 7:40 on October 31, the Panamax general cargo ship "Hongxiang 88" was about 74 nautical miles southeast of Shantou Table Point and a host failure occurred. The 13 crew members were in danger. At that time, the sea was rough and the sea conditions were poor. There were more than 9 tons of fuel on board.

The captain of the "Hongxiang 88", a Panamanian general cargo ship, decided to abandon the ship. 13 crew members were successfully connected to "Haiwei 8617."

After receiving the report, the Shantou Maritime Safety Administration quickly initiated an emergency plan and reported the dangerous situation to the Guangdong Search and Rescue Center, the Guangdong Maritime Safety Bureau, the Shantou Municipal Committee and the municipal government, and used the AIS (Automatic Identification System for Ships) to closely track the dynamics of ships and crew in distress. In order to prevent collision accidents, the Shantou Maritime Safety Administration issued a navigation warning in a timely manner to remind the navigation vessel to strengthen the lookout and pay attention to avoidance, while maintaining close contact with Haiwei Traction 8617.

After assessing the dangers and conditions of the ship, after consultation with the shipping company, the Shantou Maritime Affairs Bureau decided to carry out the towing of the ship. After coordination, the crew returned to “Hongxiang 88” and used “Haiwei tow 8617”. Drag the wheel back to Shantou Port.

Haiwei Tow 8617 launched the Panamanian "Hongxiang 88" at 12:05 on November 1 and arrived safely at the Anchorage No. 3 anchorage at Shantou Harbor at 23:12 that evening. There were no casualties or oil pollution accidents in the accident. Follow-up treatment of the accident was in progress. (Finish)

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