Original title: Songhua River passenger ship collided with a sand ship, injuring 51 people. The sand ship did not stop and fled the scene
According to the notice issued by Harbin maritime safety administration, at about 8 p.m. on July 20, 2019, during the night tour operation of Tianhe No. 2 passenger ship of Harbin transportation group ferry tourism company, on the way back from Daoli flood control memorial tower, when the ship reached 100m from Binzhou railway bridge, it collided with two thousand ton barges tied to longtui 316, resulting in a damaged gap in the cabin on the port side of the ship, carrying 98 passengers. When the captain of the cruise ship asked to stop the ship, the sand ship did not stop and continued to move forward to escape from the scene
After the accident, 120 emergency personnel in Harbin rushed to the scene for rescue, of which 9 were kept in hospital for observation and 3 were treated for fracture. According to media reports, the Harbin emergency center sent 5 ambulances for rescue, and transferred 51 injured people in total. The injuries were stable. The municipal health, transportation, public security and other departments actively assisted and dealt with the problem. The personnel of the maritime department have been involved in the investigation and will publish the investigation results as soon as possible.
Introduction to self rescue and escape of shipwrecks at sea
Introduction to self rescue and escape of shipwrecks at sea. No one wants such a thing to happen, but it is necessary to be prepared and increase knowledge. If the natural disaster strikes, we should also prevent it if it is impossible to prevent it. If there is little hope, we should also try to save ourselves! This knowledge can save lives!
Hypothetical scenario: without other rescue conditions, the ship has begun to sink.
First of all, the first principle is to seize the time. Any preparation below is easy to catch. If not, don't force it. It's important to run for your life.
Whether you can swim or not, find some empty mineral water bottles. The bigger the better. Empty them, screw on the lid and stuff them into your clothes -- don't put them in your pants, or you'll be embarrassed to float in the water with your head down.
Run towards the cocked end of the boat and get into the water as soon as possible.
After entering the water, they swim far away. Most people won't swim too far until their physical strength is exhausted. Of course, if you are an athlete, don't swim. Be careful that the rescue workers can't find you.
Generally, there will be rescue in a few hours at most, so don't worry about drinking water and food. The most dangerous thing in winter is to lose temperature. Try to close your body and keep your temperature.
If you don't find a bottle or any floating object in front, take off your pants and tie them tightly. The air pressure above the trouser corner pocket can also be used as a temporary life buoy in the water. Don't rely too much on your swimming level, because you don't know how long to last.
Moreover, passengers need to remain calm and calm after the ship carrying passengers is in distress; Obey the command of the staff, put on the life jacket quickly, don't panic, let alone run around, so as not to affect the stability and anti wind and wave ability of the passenger ship.
If the water is not very good and can only reluctantly protect themselves but not help others, try not to swim in front of others, so as not to be caught by tourists without water, which will delay your self-help and lead to misfortune for both; If you accidentally fall into the water on board, in addition to keeping your body suspended on the water surface, the most important thing is to attract attention. Seeking help or calling for help, tapping the water surface and making a sound are effective methods.
The life raft should not carry too many people. The number of people in the life raft is limited. If there are too many people, it will increase the risk of all personnel falling into the water again.
Expert tips: how to save yourself when falling into the water by boat. Keep calm, sober and firm confidence in being rescued.
The following points must be noted:
1. Run to the deck
If you are in danger when taking a boat, run to the nearest exit to the deck in a short time and run to the deck as soon as possible. First of all, people in distress should encourage each other and establish the confidence to survive. When using life-saving equipment, such as lifeboats and rafts, they should pay attention to obey the command and maintain order. In particular, it is very important to establish the confidence that they will return alive.
2. Send a distress signal
Second, we should send out the specific situation of our own distress (time, place, nature of distress, needed help, etc.) and alarm and rescue signals by all possible means. Generally, we can send them through VHF telephone (VHF), DSC, GMDSS satellite communication system, emergency position indicator, single sideband and other marine life-saving equipment. When conditions permit, You can also dial the water distress alarm number directly with your mobile phone: City area code '+ 12395' for help.
3. Put on your life jacket
Put on the life jacket as soon as possible, put down the life raft and boat as soon as possible when conditions permit, and ensure that you are full and warm before falling into the water, so that you have sufficient physical strength. At the same time, try not to fall into the water, especially when the water temperature is low, try to stay on the boat or life raft for rescue, and don't jump into the water rashly.
4. Jump into the water and keep the most reasonable posture
If you have to leave the ship, you must wear a life jacket. When diving, try to choose a lower position. At the same time, avoid the floating objects on the water and jump off the windward side of the ship. If the ship tilts left and right, jump from the bow or stern. When jumping into the water, you should take the best posture, bend your feet close to your chest, stick close to your side and cross on the life jacket to make your head and neck out of the water. This is important to maintain body temperature.
Once you fall into the water, you must maintain emotional stability, not panic, and try to reduce activities in the water, especially when the water temperature is low, try not to swim, maintain physical strength as much as possible and prolong the waiting time in the water.
5. Keep close to each other in the water to save energy
Generally speaking, in order to preserve body temperature and physical strength, the requirements for those who fall into the water are: when abandoning the ship, they should wear more warm and waterproof clothes, cover their head, neck, hands and feet, and tie up their cuffs, trouser cuffs and belts; After falling into the water, you should not swim unnecessarily, and should adopt an internationally famous posture, that is, three people in a group, shoulder to shoulder in a circle, and each person curls up his legs, feet and knees close to his abdomen, so as to reduce the diffusion of body temperature, help each other, preserve his physical strength, float on the water and wait for help.
6. Don't take off your clothes after falling into the water in winter to avoid frostbite.
If you wear a life jacket or hold a life buoy in the water, you should adopt the posture of bending your legs to reduce the loss of body heat. Unless you are close to the shore, or in order to get close to ships and other drowning people, and avoid floating objects and vortices, generally do not swim aimlessly to preserve your physical strength.
Try to make a sound (such as blowing the whistle equipped on the life jacket) and display visual signals (such as shaking colorful clothes) so that they can be found on shore or other ships.
7. Self rescue method in case of fire on ship
In the event of a fire on a passenger ship, it is not possible to blindly follow the people who have lost control and collide. Blindly waiting for others to rescue will also delay the escape time. The positive way is to rescue themselves or each other as soon as possible.
When the passenger ship is sailing, the engine room is on fire, and the engine room personnel can use the access hole from the tail cabin to the upper deck to escape. The staff on board shall guide the passengers on board to evacuate to the front, rear and open-air board of the passenger ship. If necessary, they can use life ropes and life ladders to escape in the water or on the rescue ship, or put on life jackets and jump into the water. If the fire spreads and the walkway is sealed, those who have no time to escape can close the door to prevent smoke and flame from invading. In case of emergency, you can also jump into the water.
When a fire on a floor in front of the passenger ship has not spread to the engine room, emergency landing or self grounding measures shall be taken to keep the hull in a relatively stable state. People trapped by fire shall evacuate to the main deck and open deck quickly, and then escape to the water and rescue ships with the help of life-saving equipment.
When a cabin on a passenger ship is on fire, the cabin personnel shall close the cabin door after escaping to prevent the fire from spreading, and remind passengers in adjacent cabins to evacuate quickly. If the fire has fled out of the sealed inner aisle, passengers in adjacent rooms shall close the door of the inner corridor and escape from the hatch leading to the port and starboard sides.
When the fire on the ship blocks the stairway leading to the open air, so that the people on the floors above the fire floor cannot evacuate downward, the trapped people can evacuate to the top floor, and then release the rope downward to escape along the rope.