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Chapter 844 A Shipwreck (Seeking Monthly Pass)
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Fang Mingyuan's foothold in the capital was a courtyard house located in a hutong. It was purchased from the courtyard where his mother was born and the surrounding courtyards, and then renovated and rebuilt.
Moreover, Fang Mingyuan bought all the courtyard houses near the alley at the beginning, and now they have rented them out.Siheyuan is located deep in the Hutong, away from the main road, so it is quiet at night.Fang Mingyuan worked until one o'clock in the morning before going to bed.
In the capital city in September, there was still a bit of heat, and the dawn was relatively early. Fang Mingyuan was awakened by the rapid ringing of the bell after seven o'clock in the morning.With his eyes closed, he touched the phone and answered it without looking at it.
"Mr. Fang, I'm sorry to disturb your rest. It's an emergency!" Cheng Jiarong, assistant president of Guo's Shipping Group, came from the phone with a somewhat anxious voice.
Fang Mingyuan was shocked immediately, he had come to his senses, and immediately asked, "What happened?"
Cheng Jiarong said: "The company headquarters has just received news that one of our cargo ships is in the waters of West Africa. There is a storm there, and the wind has exceeded level ten..."
"Get to the point! Do they need rescue?" Fang Mingyuan interrupted him.With a wind force of about tenth magnitude, the wind speed can already reach about 25 meters per second, and it is already quite dangerous for ships at sea.At the same time, Fang Mingyuan was thinking in his heart that if it was said to be on the coast of West Africa, it would not be easy to send someone to rescue him. Who would be more efficient for him to find.
"No, Mr. Fang, they are going to rescue a passenger ship that has died at sea!" Cheng Jiarong said.
Luo Haiping.The captain of the 47-ton container ship "Ganglong" under the Guoshi Shipping Group Company is 17 years old this year. He has been on board since he was 30 years old, and now he has almost [-] years of sailing experience.He can be regarded as a veteran captain in Guo's Shipping Group Company.
Although this storm came suddenly and the wind was strong enough to be at level [-], for Luo Haiping, it was like a routine.The weather at sea is like a baby face. Even today, with satellites and perfect weather forecasts.But at sea, the weather is still changing rapidly.Maybe the sun was shining brightly just a moment ago, but now it is already covered with clouds, and in another ten minutes, a violent storm will come.
Moreover, he also has sufficient confidence in the "Dragon" - "Dragon" is a new ship launched in [-], it can be said that it is still in its heyday, how could a storm stop it footsteps?What's more, this storm came and went quickly.until now.The wind has weakened to level seven or eight, and is still continuing to decay.
Moreover, Luo Haiping and the others are also in a hurry, because it is time to load the goods.The French port workers went on strike, causing the "Dragon" to depart three days and nine hours later than the original schedule, if it is said that it does not speed up a little on the road.Once there is any accident on the road, "Dragon Dragon" may not be able to deliver this batch of goods to the designated port within the specified time.even though.There are good reasons for this, but Luo Haiping also does not want to break the two-year-long record of arriving on time on the "Dragon".
And just over half an hour ago, the "Dragon" received a distress signal. The Georgian, a passenger ship bound from Equatorial Guinea to Libreville, the capital of Gabon, was in danger of capsizing due to a storm on the way.
Luo Haiping immediately notified the news to nearby ships, and at the same time notified the headquarters of Guo's Shipping Group Company.At the same time, the "Hong Kong Dragon" also turned to the direction of the Georgian.
"The country has responded. The president said that we should do our best to rescue the victims at sea under the premise of ensuring our own safety." First Officer Tang Shuangping walked over excitedly, "Don't worry about other things."
Luo Haiping let out a long breath secretly. Although he said that after receiving the distress signal, his actions were not wrong, but if he did not get the company's permission, once the ship was damaged and the goods could not be delivered to the port in time, There are still many troubles for people like myself.The company's statement can be said to have given them a reassurance, allowing them to devote themselves to the rescue work without any worries.
"What's the current situation on the Georgian?" Luo Haiping asked.
"Captain, the Georgian has been unable to be contacted since 5 minutes ago. During the last communication, the Georgian has already tilted significantly, and the captain has ordered to abandon the ship." Tang Shuangping said anxiously.It was after midnight now, and although the wind force of the storm had weakened to force seven or eight, it was still very windy and rainy for people, and it was extremely difficult to walk around on the deck. Although the "Dragon" has powerful searchlights, but at sea and in the midnight storm, the field of vision is really limited. If the Georgian cannot communicate with the Dragon in time, even if the Dragon arrives It is also difficult to find the location where it sent the distress signal.
"So far, how many ships have responded?" Luo Haiping asked again.
"Including us, there are already three freighters, and a French naval vessel is rushing to the accident site. We should be the closest one." Tang Shuangping said, "The other ships are too far away!" In the midnight storm, The speed of the ship cannot be too high, even if the ship that is too far away knows the news, it is impossible to rush over.
"Have all our lights been turned on?" Luo Haiping asked.
"All the lights have been turned on, but I'm afraid..." Tang Shuangping didn't continue.In the sea, even if the crew and passengers of the Georgian saw the lights of the Harbor Dragon, if they could not send a signal to make the Harbor Dragon notice them, otherwise, under such sea conditions, even if the two sides passed each other, it would be too late. Nothing strange.
"Do your best and obey the destiny!" Luo Haiping said, "In another half an hour, let all non-duty personnel pay attention to the sea surface." As he spoke, he blew the siren conveniently.
At 21:380 am on September 34, 420, the passenger and cargo ship Georgian was in the waters of Gabon. Due to the strong wind and waves at sea, more than [-] vehicles and more than [-] tons of cargo were hit by the ship. The deviation caused the Georgian to tilt into the water, and the captain had to send out an SOS distress signal.At that time, there were [-] seven passengers and [-] crew members on board the Joan.
At 58:45, the Georgian's tilt had exceeded [-] degrees, and the captain of the Georgian had to issue an order to abandon the ship.Due to the panic of the people on board, although the crew tried their best to direct people to leave in lifeboats, the ship was still very chaotic, and there were many vicious incidents of fights.There was even a shooting incident, causing many casualties.
At 51:[-], the Georgian capsized.
At 31:120, the Hong Kong Dragon sailed to the sea area where the accident occurred. After a night-long search and rescue, by noon on September [-], a total of [-] people including the nine crew members of the Georgian were rescued.On the afternoon of September [-]th, as the crew of the Hong Kong Dragon was exhausted and the survivors who survived the disaster were also in urgent need of medical treatment, and another four freighters and French naval frigates had already arrived, the Hong Kong Dragon set off for the capital of Gabon libreville.
According to official statistics from Gabon afterwards, 89 people were rescued by four cargo ships and French navy frigates that arrived in the sea area where the accident occurred, and 31 people were rescued by ships arriving from the port of Gabon.A total of 240 people were rescued from the Georgian.Later, 49 bodies of the victims were found, and 120 people were missing, including the captain of the Georgian.
In this shipwreck, the total number of dead and missing people reached 170, which caused a sensation in the world. At the same time, it also caused a shock in West Africa, France, and Spain. Equatorial Guinea was the suzerain of Spain before independence, and the suzerain of Gabon was France, although the two countries are independent, they still have close contacts with Spain and France.Moreover, there were fifteen Spaniards and 27 Frenchmen on board the Georgian, of which three Spaniards and two Frenchmen were killed or missing.
As the first to arrive at the scene of the shipwreck, the crew of the Harbor Dragon rescued 120 seven survivors in the storm, including ten Spaniards and eighteen French, and were honored as heroes in Libreville. reception.
The ambassadors of Spain, France and Equatorial Guinea to Gabon, as well as Gabonese government officials boarded the ship one after another to express their heartfelt thanks to the crew members of Dragonair led by Luo Haiping and Yang Shuangping.For a while, Dragonair and Hong Kong Guoshi Shipping Group Company became the focus of many media.
For this reason, John Adams, the vice president of Guo's Shipping Group, even took a direct flight from Hong Kong to Libreville, expressing condolences and rewards to Luo Haiping and Yang Shuangping at the first time.
After a day's rest in Libreville, Dragonair set sail again.
Fang Mingyuan put down the documents in his hands. Although the shipwreck of the Georgian was not over yet, ships from Gabon and Equatorial Guinea were still searching for the missing in the waters where the accident occurred. The media also continued to pay attention, but for the Hong Kong Guoshi Shipping Group For the company and Dragonair, this matter has come to a successful conclusion.
Although the Harbor Dragon was delayed for nearly two days and delayed delivery, Guo's Shipping Group and the other party had reached an understanding. After the other party learned that the Harbor Dragon was delayed because of rescue at sea , voluntarily proposed that Guo's Shipping Group should not be held accountable for the delay in delivery.
And this incident has greatly increased the reputation of Guo's Shipping Group in the world, which will play a long-term positive role in Guo's Shipping Group's further development of shipping business in Europe and Africa.It is also conducive to the entry of enterprises under the Fang family into Africa in the future.
Africa can be said to be the last large underdeveloped market in the world. (To be continued..)