At nine o'clock in the morning, the accident investigation was officially launched.

In fact, Director Liu arranged for law enforcement officers yesterday to retrieve the recordings of the calls between the Zhangjiagang Traffic Control Center and the Terminal Port Control and the two cargo ships, as well as relevant evidence stored in the VTS system.

But what we need to do now is to first interrogate the crew, and after the interrogation is completed, we will invite representatives from Chinese and Korean shipping companies, insurance companies, and shipowners' mutual insurance associations to listen to the recording and look at the relevant records of the VTS system. Conduct a "review" of the entire accident process and analyze the causes that led to the accident.

The freighter "Yuchang" capsized, and more than a dozen crew members were on the shore, all in Binjiang.

The investigation started with the crew of the "Yuchang". All crew members were called to the Maritime Safety Bureau and questioned one by one. There were so many people participating in the investigation that it became like a "three-chamber trial."

The captain walked in nervously and sat down on the chair at Wu Haili's signal.

Han Xiangning "took the lead" in charge of questioning, while the Chief of the Accident Section and Xiao Xiao from the Accident Section were in charge of taking notes. Director Liu, Han Yu and representatives from China and South Korea were in attendance.

The questioning process must not only be audio-recorded, but also videotaped throughout.

Han Xiangning cleared his throat, raised his head and said: "Peng Xusheng, I am Han Xiangning, a staff member of Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau, and I will conduct an investigation into the water traffic accident in which your ship collided with the Korean freighter "Yangmi". Before making formal inquiries, please give me Could you please introduce the personnel involved in the accident investigation..."

Han Xiangning introduced them one by one. When she introduced her juniors, she explained very seriously: "Since the accident involved a Korean ship, in order to ensure the fairness of the investigation, our bureau specially invited Comrade Han Yu as an interpreter to communicate with the Korean representatives. Communicate.”

The ship sank and the cargo was gone!

The economic losses are so huge. The captain is the first person responsible. He is so nervous that he won't even think about whether to translate or not.

The two representatives from the Korean side were very satisfied and felt that the investigators from the Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau were very professional.

Mr. Tang, who came from the East China Sea to participate in the investigation, was even more satisfied because the "translator" hired by Binjiang Maritime Safety Bureau was one of his own, and Section Chief Han, who presided over the investigation, was the lover of the "translator"!

"Peng Xusheng, now we are officially starting to investigate your captain's qualifications. Please briefly describe your service experience on seagoing ships and provide relevant certificates.

"OK······"

Captains of large state-owned shipping companies must have a good resume and complete relevant certificates.

Just when Han Xiangning began to investigate the situation of the freighter and asked the ship to provide relevant certificates for the "Yuchang" freighter, Han Yu took the crew certificate, captain's certificate of competency and other materials that the senior had just reviewed and handed them to the Korean representative. Translate in English and ask the Korean representative for confirmation.

Compared with Han Yu's translator, the two Koreans believed more in the translator they hired from Donghai. They only nodded slightly until the translator they hired confirmed that there was no problem.

After confirming that there is no problem with the captain and the ship, then investigate the competency of the deck and engine department crew members. Only after confirming that the competency of all crew members is OK, can we enter the most critical link.

It's a bit like a court hearing a criminal case. The first hearing is not to decide the case, but to "identify" first. Just ask one by one whose name they are and when they were arrested by the public security organs. If there are many suspects involved in the case, It may only take a morning.

Han Xiangning invited the captain into the inquiry room again and asked about the voyage of the last voyage. "My ship set sail from Yungang on September 3 to Zhenjiang Huaneng Power Plant."

"What time did it set sail from Yungang on the 4th?" "3:30 in the morning."

"What's on board?" "Coal."

"How many tons?"

"Eighteen thousand four hundred tons.

This issue is as important as the previous crew qualification investigation and ship certificate investigation, and is directly related to whether the "Yuchang" is overloaded.

If there are problems with the crew's competency, problems with the ship itself, and if it is overloaded, in the future the lawsuit will go to the maritime court, and China Shipping will be even more passive than it is now.

In short, from an emotional point of view, Han Xiangning hopes that the "Yuchang" freighter will not be held responsible. After all, the "Yuchang" is a Chinese freighter. However, the investigation must be done in a fair manner, otherwise it will easily lead to international maritime disputes.

In fact, this major collision between China and South Korea freighters has already caused a great impact. The Tang Dynasty Bureau called again this morning and said that the International Maritime Organization is very concerned about this, and many international shipping companies are even more concerned about it.

Han Xiangning looked back at the two expressionless Koreans and reminded: "Continue."

"Oh." The captain calmed down and continued: "At 10 a.m. on September 4, our ship picked up the Yangtze River pilot at Wusongkou to continue its voyage. At about 6:30 p.m., with the consent of the Zhangjiagang Traffic Management Center, according to the water diversion requirements

Drop the left anchor and launch at 6 knots, then anchor and rest at Zhangjiagang anchorage."

"Who was on duty on the bridge when anchoring?" "Me."

"You also commanded the anchoring?" "Yes."

"Then what."

"After anchoring, the third mate took over. I didn't go ashore. I took a shower and rested after dinner." It is normal for the third mate to be on duty when anchoring. It is neither illegal nor illegal.

Han Xiangning asked the captain to go out first and asked the staff to call the third mate in.

The third mate said that he did not doze off during the shift and did not notice any abnormalities until he handed over the shift with the second mate at 11:30 at night. Han Xiangning asked the third mate to go out and wait for a while, and called in the crew members who were on duty with the third mate for questioning. Their statements were all correct.

match.

The accident occurred during the period when the second officer was on duty, and the second officer was the focus of the inquiry.

The second officer recalled the incident with lingering fear. He glanced at the company leader and said anxiously: "After I took over, I checked the position of my ship and found that a cargo ship was anchored about 8 nautical miles behind me. Considering that the current in the river is relatively fast,

I was worried about colliding with the freighter behind me, so I set the alarm range, and then chatted with the sailor on duty on the bridge."

Although the ongoing investigation was his first, Han Xiangning had done some homework before the investigation. He stared at him closely and asked: "You found a cargo ship behind you. Do you know the name of the ship and what kind of ship it is?"

freighter?"

"I didn't know it was the Yangmi at the time. I only saw that it was a cargo ship of small tonnage through the light signal displayed when the Yangmi was anchored."

"Did you use the radio to contact the "Yangmi" and remind the "Yangmi" to pay attention to the lookout?" "No, not at that time."

"Did you use the radio to ask the traffic control center what kind of cargo ship the "Yangmi" was?" "No at that time."

"Then when did you discover that your ship's anchor had shifted?" "Around 1:15 at night."

The second mate thought for a while, lowered his head and said: "I was chatting with the sailor on duty when I suddenly noticed that the ship and the ship that was anchored later were approaching, so I immediately called the other party on the radio. There was no response after repeated calls, so I immediately reported the captain. The captain

I rushed to the bridge and saw a ship on the port side rushing towards our ship at an approximate right angle. The ship's wake was obvious, so the captain quickly moved the engine and asked someone to weigh the anchor."

Han Xiangning stared at him and asked: "During the train moving and asking people to lift the anchor, were there any other measures taken?

"We chirped five short times, and the radio continued to call. We were not just calling, we were calling on the radio, but the other party did not respond and the other party did not take any evasive measures."

The second officer couldn't help but glance at the Korean representative, and then said: "Just when we were busy weighing anchor and calling each other desperately on the phone, we heard a roar, and the bow of the "Miyang" hit me.

The location of the ship’s engine room.”

"Then what."

"In order to reduce losses, the captain organized us to plug the leak, but the leak was 1 square meter along the edge and could not be blocked no matter how hard we tried. We had no choice but to close the oil tank valve to prevent pollution. The captain called the "Yangmi" not to exit.

But they ignored our repeated requests, lifted the anchor and backed out, and the rapid water rushed my boat downstream. Later, with the help of your maritime department, they pushed my boat onto the shoal."

"I need to confirm the time point. What time was it in the morning on the 5th when you discovered that your ship was anchored and shifted?" "Around 1:15.

"How far away was your ship from the Yangmi' at that time?"

"The exact distance... I didn't care to check at the time."

Every detail needs to be asked clearly, especially the time point and every order issued by the captain and third officer before the two ships collided.

Just questioning the entire crew of the freighter "Yuchang" lasted until 9:30 pm.

The more Mr. Tang listened, the more something was wrong. As soon as the questioning was over, and after the Koreans left, he pulled Han Yu aside and said with a bitter face: "Xiao Han, can you tell your lover, we are all our own people, can you please don't pinch me?"

Don’t let go of some small problems?”

The results of today's inquiry are extremely unfavorable to them.

Han Yu could understand his mood, looked back behind him, and said helplessly: "Mr. Tang, Han Fang is not a fool. Especially the representative of the Korean Shipowners Mutual Insurance Association, chatting during lunch, he is an experienced old captain, those details

Even if my lover doesn't ask, they will still bring it up."

"Come on, this is not the place to talk. Let's go eat first."

"There's no need to eat. I have to go to the military division. The leader of the military division is waiting for me. "Okay, I'll see you off."

"Don't send me off, I have a car." "Let's go downstairs together."

"good."

Although China Shipping is a large state-owned shipping company, it is still a company in the final analysis, and you have to ask for help when you encounter problems. Mr. Tang did not come with nothing, he had already prepared a lot of "mindfulness".

Just now Han Yu said he had a car. He simply thought that the Smuggling Crime Investigation Bureau had assigned a car to Han Yu and planned to stuff his "heart" into the trunk of Han Yu's car. But when he went downstairs, he saw that Han Yu was actually driving a car.

The women's Mulan Qingqi has a very contemporary look!

"Xiao Han, don't leave in a hurry, I have some local specialties here. "Mr. Tang, don't be like this, it's really unnecessary."

"It's a joke, it can't fit on the pedal. Just wait, I'll ask the driver to find a bigger bag."

"Stop working, I'm sure I won't accept it." Han Yu looked up at the still brightly lit conference room on the fourth floor. After thinking about it, he said meaningfully: "Mr. Tang, there is a meeting and research at the top. Let's talk about the "Yangmi"

The investigation hasn't started yet, the accident has already happened, there's no point in worrying."

"Accident investigation is an accident investigation, and your mind is your mind."

"Don't do this. If you do this again, I will go back to Jianfu early tomorrow morning.

Seeing that Han Yu was determined not to accept it, Mr. Tang could only close the trunk of the car and watch Han Yu disappear into the night on his little Qingqi.

Han Yu rushed to the military division without stopping. Commander Wang and Political Commissar Chen were waiting in the office as expected. Binjiang soldiers were participating in exercises on the southeast coast. They wanted to know that the situation on the front line was normal.

Although Han Yu was very hungry, he could understand the mood of the two leaders and gave a concise report on the participation of the militia transport brigade, rescue ship brigade and Linghai reserve battalion in the exercise.

"The drill didn't start until the second day after we got there?" "Yes."

Han Yu smiled and said: "We took us seriously from the beginning and made so many preparations. But being prepared is definitely better than not being prepared. The commander spoke highly of our Binjiang detachment, especially the series of measures we took during the transportation of troops.

They rated the air defense measures very highly and even praised us by name during the meeting."

Commander Wang smiled and asked: "Which commander praised it?" "The commander of the fleet."
To be continued...