For everyone on board the Xiangyang cargo ship, this was a nightmare experience.
When the fog on Chongming Island gradually dissipated, the fog on the sea was still very heavy. Their cargo ship was sailing normally on the channel, but it suddenly encountered an unknown cargo ship. The other ship had a larger displacement and was therefore stronger.
, after the collision, a large hole was immediately opened on the side of the Xiangyang cargo ship.
Now, seawater is gurgling into the cargo ship, and they are still carrying out final rescue operations, but...
Captain Jin Ming stood on the bridge, looking at the gradually tilting cargo ship, and shouted loudly: "Abandon ship, abandon ship!"
While shouting, he pulled the alarm bell on the side, six short and one long, the signal to abandon ship!
The sailors who were still struggling were stunned for a moment, then hurriedly left their posts and ran to the lifeboat.
Two lifeboats and eighteen crew members left their cargo ship and rowed towards the cargo ship that hit them.
They had no choice. On the vast sea, they had no choice but to ask for help from the cargo ship on the opposite side.
"That cargo ship is reversing!" a sailor shouted loudly: "They don't want to help us!"
Everyone's faces showed angry expressions, and their hands clenched into fists.
A collision and shipwreck accident at sea is not what anyone wants to see. However, since it happens, it must be dealt with calmly. The most important thing is rescue.
If they had hit and sunk other ships, they would have stopped to rescue them, but what about now? The cargo ship was actually reversing, moving away from them!
Too much, too much!
There are rules at sea. Needless to say, if you are a party to the accident, even if it is an unrelated ship, after receiving the distress signal, you should come to the rescue!
"SOS, we are the distressed crew members of the Xiangyang cargo ship. Now, please request rescue from the Serbian cargo ship on the opposite side!" Jin Ming held a handheld radio in his hand and shouted loudly. At this time, he had already identified the other party.
Flag above cargo ship.
However, the other party did not answer, remained silent, and continued to reverse the car.
"Xiangyang cargo ship, listen, this is the Shenzhou floating dock, we are coming to rescue, please hold on!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the radio.
Shenzhou floating dock?
I’ve never heard of it, but the person who gave me this name must be from the motherland!
At the critical moment, we still need to wait for the motherland’s rescue!
There was a burst of warmth in everyone's hearts.
At this time, the fog on the sea was gradually dispersing. In the mist, a huge floating dock appeared, with several tugs in front of it.
When they saw the Xiangyang, which had tilted twenty degrees, everyone on the floating dock was a little worried.
"Can it be saved?"
"No problem." Qin Tao said: "Now, untie the tugboat and hand it over to us! Two cars, one forward, three left rudder!"
Qin Tao calmly issued the order.
The tugboat left. Jin Ming and the other sailors in distress looked at this scene in surprise. The floating dock was still moving forward! The floating dock actually had its own power!
"Right rudder two!"
Qin Tao issued orders one after another, and the huge floating dock was moving forward, adjusting its direction, and was almost in a straight line with the Xiangyang.
"Fill with water and sink!"
At sea, filling a floating dock with water is very simple, just open the valve.
The gurgling sea water flowed into the water tank of the floating dock, and the floating dock sank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It was sinking and moving forward, and the bow of the floating dock had already been inserted under the stern of the Xiangyang!
"Double cars, reverse!"
The propeller began to reverse and provide braking force, so the floating dock began to slow down as it moved forward.
The Xiangyang continued to enter the floating dock. Because the interior of the floating dock was very wide, even if it began to tilt, it would still not rub against the side of the floating dock. However, this process looked shocking.
Qin Tao continued to command in an orderly manner. When all Xiangyang ships entered the floating dock, the floating dock also stopped.
"Drain water!" Qin Tao gave the last order.
The water pump is running crazily, the seawater in the water tank is drained, the floating dock is slowly raised, and the Xiangyang freighter is towed up and slowly leaves the sea!
Gurgling seawater gushes out from where the Xiangyang freighter was smashed, and flows down from the floating dock.
"Thank you, thank you." Jin Ming, who had been rescued by the tugboat, watched this scene intently, and tears flowed down involuntarily.
Without this floating dock, their ship would have sunk, causing huge economic losses to the shipowner. Now, their cargo ship Xiangyang has been saved!
Jin Ming was extremely grateful. When he saw the red flag flying above the floating dock, he felt a sense of pride in his heart. This is awesome, my country! This is the floating dock of our motherland!
Qin Tao finally let out a long breath.
The operation just now was quite dangerous. If you were not careful, it might lead to more serious consequences, and even hit his floating dock.
However, he had no choice. He could not watch the ship sink without rescue. Now, everything was finally settled.
"Mr. Qin, this floating dock is great!" Mr. Lei said: "It can not only repair ships, but also perform rescue operations. It is a pearl of our shipbuilding industry!"
"That's right, the brightest pearl!" Director Wang also said from the side.
Qin Tao's eyes were still solemn, and he didn't care at all about these words of praise. He just looked at the cargo ship on the sea that caused the accident.
"No, the other party is going to run away!" someone shouted nervously.
"We can't let them escape!"
There were shouts in the cabin, the rescue mission was completed, and the next task was to stop the perpetrator!
No matter who is to blame, the other party's indifferent approach has aroused everyone's dissatisfaction. After the accident, the other party stood aside and was unwilling to rescue. Now that the dust has settled, the other party actually wants to run away again.
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A sneer appeared on Qin Tao's face: "Two cars, three forward, left full rudder, blocking their path!"
In a collision at sea, the larger one always takes advantage. The Xiangyang cargo ship lost in the collision because the displacement of the Xiangyang cargo ship was only a few thousand tons, while the displacement of the cargo ship that hit it was more than 30,000 tons.
Ton.
Now, the self-propelled floating dock that Qin Tao has in hand is modified from a tanker with a displacement of 100,000 tons. In terms of impact capability, it is definitely much stronger than the opponent.
The huge floating dock moved on the sea and thrust hard into the opponent's shipping route.
On the Serbian liquefied gas ship Golden Horn, the bearded captain Anthony had a look of disdain on his face: "Call immediately and tell them to give way! We are a Class 1 dangerous goods ship. If there is an accident, all the responsibilities will be theirs!"
"
Anthony looked at his huge front deck. It was not flat, but big balls. Their ship was a liquefied natural gas ship, which was equivalent to a bomb sailing on the sea. If it really
If it explodes, it will also blow the opponent to pieces.
"The dock opposite, move out of the channel immediately, give us the way!" the radioman shouted loudly.
"According to international practice, small boats should avoid large ships. You need to avoid us!" Qin Tao took the radio and shouted to the other party in fluent English: "We, the Shenzhou floating dock, are traveling on our own route. Please avoid us!"
Qin Tao said it confidently.
There will definitely be a quarrel next, and the two sides will even go to the international court. As for the cause of the collision, the foreigners on the opposite side will definitely use the international regulations for small boats to avoid large ships.
Therefore, Qin Tao took out this one first and blocked the other party's mouth.
"Damn it." The other party cursed: "We are a liquefied natural gas ship, we are a first-level dangerous ship, you must avoid it!"
"We are a floating dock. We are special operation ships. Our ability to move at sea is very inconvenient. Please give way." Qin Tao still refused to give in.
Seeing Qin Tao let go of the transmit button on the radio, Mr. Lei said loudly from behind: "Mr. Qin, well done, show us the courage of the Chinese people. In our waters, they still dare to be so rampant! If
If something really happens, our group will compensate you for one ship!"
"Mr. Lei, you are out of touch when you say this." Qin Tao said: "Now, we are all in the same boat, so we have to work together. You big leaders dare to accompany me here to take risks. We, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Group, are taking the risk."
What’s the last floating dock?”
Qin Tao is doing dangerous things, which may even put his life in danger. The big leaders around him are crazy with him. What profit does he care about at this time?
Qin Tao's eyes were still looking at the approaching liquefied gas ship. He saw the bow of the other ship splitting the waves and drawing an arc, and the ship's hull began to tilt at a large angle.
The other party is scared!
The 30,000 to 40,000-ton liquefied gas ship was slow to increase speed. Now, the opponent had to turn again, and the speed immediately dropped. Qin Tao looked at the opponent's trajectory and continued to issue orders: "Full right rudder!"
The floating dock changed course and continued to block the opponent's path forward.
Several tugs also came up to provide assistance. After a few rounds, the liquefied gas ship was forced to stop.
"Damn!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Don't they know that if we have some problems, it may lead to serious fires and explosions?"
"Captain, there seems to be a cloud of fog on the first tank at the bow of our ship." One of his men suddenly shouted.
What?
Anthony's face suddenly became nervous. He looked at the first big ball at the bow of the ship. There seemed to be a white mist forming there. What was that?
"Damn it, hurry up, turn off the engine!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Stop the ship, everyone, get on the lifeboat immediately, God bless you!"
It was impossible for their ship not to be affected at all during the collision, but they are confident in their ship, and the moss spherical tank type liquefied gas ship on their ship is made of aluminum alloy.
It's not made of the previous nickel steel. Who knows if this kind of thing is strong enough?
If a certain weld seam is defective and air leaked in the collision just now, it will be a big trouble.
The liquefied gas will spread quickly, and then, as long as it encounters a little open flame, it will explode as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb!
Run, run quickly!
Anthony was no longer calm, and he immediately ordered to abandon ship.
Things are changing.
When they saw the engine of the opposite boat stalling, people on the surrounding boats were extremely surprised. When they saw the other boat jumping into the boat to escape, everyone was even more amazed.
"what happened?"
"Their ship has a leak." Qin Tao said while holding up the maritime telescope and looking at the ship.
"Is there a leak?"
Most people don't know much about liquefied gas ships, and they are just curious at this time.
Liquefied gas is very useful and a clean energy source, but it is also very dangerous. It needs to be liquefied at more than 100 degrees below zero. Only when it becomes a liquid can it be reduced in volume and can be transported. However, it is normal temperature outside.
Therefore, part of the liquefied gas will definitely leak during transportation.
Even in the hot summer, a thick layer of frost will form on the outlet of the gas cylinder carried on the back of a heavy-duty liquefied gas truck. Moreover, even if the vehicle is not in use, part of the gas will spray out from the cylinder every once in a while.
To relieve pressure.
This is because no matter how insulated, the liquefied gas inside will slowly vaporize, causing the internal pressure to increase. This part of the gas must be released, otherwise the cylinder will explode.
Therefore, liquefied gas heavy-duty trucks can only be used in the north. When you go to the south, let alone whether it is convenient to refill the gas, just saying that the liquefied gas is decompressed is enough to make people suffer. The car is full of fuel and it will not be driven there.
The fuel ran out in a few days.
Liquefied gas ships also need to be deflated.
This kind of liquefied gas ship with large spherical shapes is a Moss-type ship. In fact, when it was first built, liquefied gas storage tanks on land were moved onto the ship. Initially, 9% of the
Nickel steel was used as a storage tank material, and later it became aluminum alloy. (Yes, it is aluminum alloy. This type of liquefied gas ship is divided into spb type, moss type, and gtt company's membrane type. The familiar Invar steel is used in
on film type,
This spherical MOSS storage tank was originally made of 9% nickel steel and later aluminum 5083.)
This Moss type spherical tank is designed using the concept of "leakage does not cause damage". The spherical tank made of aluminum alloy also has a partial secondary barrier, that is, a special aluminum set is welded to the bottom of the spherical warehouse.
Tank to contain leaked liquefied gas.
Just now, in order to avoid the situation, the opponent made a full rudder movement at high speed, so the liquefied gas in the collection tank, which can accommodate the leakage within 15 days, leaked out, forming a cloud of mist on the top of the spherical tank.
This frightened the people on the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship, and they thought it was about to explode. On this kind of cargo ship, escape must be fast. If it is slow, there may be no survivors.
All this was guessed by Qin Tao, but it is almost inseparable from the truth of the matter.
"We have to leave here too." Qin Tao said, "This is called evil being punished."
"They are unkind, but we cannot be unjust. Let's pick up their crew members!" Mr. Lei said.