On the river, Captain Wang drove the newly commissioned small 001 (Binjiang Public Security Patrol 001), Master Zhou drove 002, carrying Lao Zhang, police officer Lao Liu from Bailonggang Police Station, Jin Da, Han Xiangning and Chen Zikun from the Third Hong Kong Patrol Brigade and other watermen.

The police shouted to drive away the people who were fishing for eel fry in the Bailong Port ship lock channel.

In the conference room on the second floor of the barge, Xu Sanye is presiding over the first meeting of heads of units along the river since the barge was put into use.

Starting the day before yesterday, the battle for catching eel larvae has intensified, gradually swallowing up nearby waterways and anchorages.

Yesterday evening, Big 001 was dispatched for a patrol. When I turned on the radar and scanned it, I saw that the bright spots on the display were densely packed, and large and small eel-catching boats were scattered everywhere.

Due to insufficient water depth in the Yangtze River Estuary, large ships have to ride the tide to enter the port.

Eel fry also have the characteristic of riding the tide to enter the port, so every day when the tide rises, there will be scenes of sailing ships and seedling boats competing for passage, and the dangerous "speed of life and death". Bailong Port Passenger Terminal and Bailong Port

The ship lock management office was in emergency again and again.

However, Xu Sanye is not studying the intensifying eel-fishing war. Instead, he is asking Director Yu, the person in charge of Bailong Port Ferry Terminal, to report on the fire accident that occurred in the waters upstream of Hanwu not long ago.

"The fire broke out at 1:30 on the night of January 2. The fire occurred in the Jiangcheng Oil Shipping Company's Yangtze push fleet. The fleet has three barges, carrying more than 7,200 tons of crude oil. Last year,

On December 28, we set off from Yizhen in our Jiangnan Province and headed to the Nanhu Gaoguanling Refinery in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River."

Director Yu from Bailonggang Passenger Terminal specially brought a water area map, pointed to the map and said: "The accident location is in the upper reaches of Hanwu, only 81 kilometers away from the busiest Minsheng Road Terminal in Hanwu, and far away from the Hanwu Yangtze River Bridge.

It’s not far either.”

"The first person to receive the call for help was the Yangtze River Steamship Corporation. According to regulations, the water transportation department should be responsible for firefighting fires on the water. But the Yangtze River Steamship Corporation, which has thousands of ships and billions in fixed assets, does not even have a fire boat!"

"The call for help went from the Yangtze River Company to the Hanwu Port Authority, but the port authority only had one 800-horsepower tug-and-consumer vessel, and it was under maintenance. The call for help turned to the Hanwu Petrochemical Plant, and then to the Nanhu Changling Refinery

factory, both parties said they would dispatch fire boats to the scene for rescue.”

"The call for help also came to the fire detachment of the Hanwu Municipal Public Security Bureau. The fire detachment also happened to receive the rescue dispatch order from the command center of the municipal public security bureau and quickly mobilized the two fire squadrons of Yanghan and Duokou, bringing foam fire trucks and hand-carrying water pumps.

and related equipment, and rushed to the river embankment at the scene of the accident at around 5 o'clock in the morning."

"But the boat is burning in the river. The fire truck's foam gun has a range of only fifty or sixty meters. Only a car ferry can get close to the fire boat. But where are they going to find a car ferry? Two fire trucks have become two landlubbers. The hero is useless.

The place of martial arts.”

"But they didn't want to watch the ship burn like this, let alone watch the burning oil tanker drift out of control and drift toward Hanwu, so twenty-one commanders and fighters decided to abandon their vehicles and take a boat, move the fire-fighting equipment onto a cement paddle boat, and approach the fire.

For oil barges, lift the pump by hand and spray water first to lower the temperature of the barge body and delay possible explosions.

"At the same time, the leaders of the Nanhan Public Security Bureau led people to search for dry foam powder nearby and responded quickly, hoping to use foam to extinguish the fire after finding it."

"The barge that was stranded upstream burned the most. The oil fire erupted from the cabin and surrounded the hull. From time to time, flames tens of meters high shot up into the clouds, like a volcanic eruption.

There were fierce flames and thick smoke, and there were constant loud roaring noises, and it was impossible to save him."

"They conducted reconnaissance on the drifting barge and found that the fire on the ship was only burning on the bow, and the fire was not high. They even risked their lives, drove the cement ship over to the oil barge, touched the body of the barge with their hands, and found

The hull is not very hot.”

"They decided to board the ship and fight. The cadres went on first and boarded the burning oil barge first. They led the fire fighters to spray water jets from water guns and stayed close to the deck, inch by inch, and moved forward cautiously step by step."

If cold water is poured directly onto an open flame, it will explode!

Qian, the station manager at the gas station, was frightened when he heard this. Veins popped up on Xu Sanye's forehead, and he clenched his fists tightly and remained silent.

A major fire broke out in the Hanwu waters, and fire safety inspections must be carried out along the entire Yangtze River.

Yu Xiucai is the director of the Water Public Security Bureau. Next, he will inspect the Binjiang Port Authority and other units together with the Port Supervision Bureau. Before the inspection, he must not know anything about the accident and be busy taking notes.

"Cadres know that pouring cold water directly onto an open flame may cause a terrible explosion. When they are close to the flames, the cadres take the water guns from the soldiers and fire them in a fan pattern, making the soldiers lean back... The water dragon is extending and the position is expanding.

, the extinguishing work went smoothly."

Director Yu looked at the briefing materials from the Port Authority, took a few deep breaths, and said solemnly: "At 8:57, just as the fire commanders were advancing in victory, there was a 'squeak' sound behind their feet.

The deck began to tremble.

They had a premonition that danger was imminent. When they looked back, they saw a flame bursting out from the right rear cabin of the oil barge. The cadres used their hands to shield their faces from the oil fire and gave the order to evacuate. However, they did not even say the word "leave", and there was a loud "boom".

There was a loud noise, and the two oil tanks at the rear on the right side of the oil barge exploded.

Suddenly, flames shot up into the sky. The fire fighters who boarded the ship were lifted up by the hot air waves at the moment of the explosion. Some fell into the river, some fell on the oil barge, and some are missing..."

Because the equipment was backward and the training was not professional enough, eight fire officers and soldiers were sacrificed. That was eight young lives!

Tears rolled in Xu Sanye's eyes, and Sister Zhu couldn't help crying.

"The fire burned from the night of January 2nd to January 8th, burning for more than 150 hours. During this period, in order to ensure that the burning oil barges would not drift to critical docks downstream or even the Yangtze River Bridge, the Hanwu side

Two sets of tactical measures were formulated."

"First, there are two unmanned barges from the Yangtze River Main Tunnel on standby at the Shuihong Mouth. As soon as the oil barge shows signs of drifting, it will be pushed forward to the shoal on the south bank for positioning. Second, if the push fails, the large oil barge downstream of the Shuihong Mouth will

On the Zui River, use cannon to sink the oil barge!"

Director Yu couldn't continue the report, and he couldn't imagine what would happen if the fire broke out in the Bailonggang waters.

Xu Sanye calmed down and turned around and asked: "Director Zhu, you are the department in charge of water transportation and water firefighting. Please say a few words first."

Sister Zhu quickly took out her handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and said with a choked voice: "After receiving the notice from our superiors, our bureau leaders held an emergency meeting and requested all port monitoring stations and law enforcement brigades to carry out water fire safety inspections. At the same time, we required qualified personnel to

Relevant units purchase fire-fighting equipment to make up for this shortcoming."

"Specifically, it's our Bailong Port side."

"Our logistics department has learned that the fire water cannons on Big 001 can be modified."

"How to modify it?"

"It has been modified to be used for both water and foam. Director Yu, Station Director Qian, and Director Liu, it is unrealistic for you to get on the fire boat. There is no need for Big 001 to get on the fire boat for the time being, but to put out oil fires and chemical fires

Can you three share the required foam and purchase more?"

"no problem."

"The lessons from the past are here, and we must learn from them. Our ship lock management has no objection."

"Suo Xu, Director Zhu, I...I need to report to my superiors first."

"Okay, but as soon as possible."

Xu Sanye took over the conversation, turned around and asked, "Tell me about the rest of the game."

Yu Xiucai quickly put down his paper and pen, raised his head and said: "Comrades, regarding firefighting, equipment is indeed very important, but professional training is equally important. It is sad to think about the sacrifice of eight firefighting officers and soldiers.

We must learn this bloody lesson and be responsible for our police officers, employees and joint defense team members. I suggest that after the New Year, we invite firefighting experts to give a detailed lecture and conduct a professional firefighting business training."

Cadres should be commended for taking the lead, but they must not be ignorant of business.

Xu Sanye felt that Yu Xiucai's proposal was very reasonable and asked: "Where can I find fire experts? I guess there are none in Binjiang. The professional level of the Binjiang fire detachment is not necessarily higher than ours."

"I'll find a way to do this. If the province can't invite him, go to Donghai. If Donghai can't invite him, go to the capital!"

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you."

Xu Sanye nodded slightly and started the second agenda of the meeting, asking Sister Zhu to report on the eel fry catching battle in front of her.

Compared with fire protection, this is an urgent problem.

Sister Zhu calmed down, looked through her notebook and said with a wry smile: "In previous years, people were driven by profit to catch eel fry on the river, but this year there are more people and boats fishing for eel fry than in previous years.

According to statistics from the Brother Law Enforcement Brigade and the Harbor Monitoring Station, as of yesterday afternoon, tens of thousands of eel-fishing boats, large and small, had gathered in the waters from Jiangyin to Binjiang and then to Xujiajing."

Xu Sanye couldn't believe there were so many, and murmured: "A million troops have crossed the Yangtze River."

"Xu Suo, we are driving people here every day. Many people are tired of being driven and go upstream, so you can't see much from the barge. You will know if you go to Binjiang Port and take a look. The river is full of eels.

Miao’s boat.”

"Has it affected navigation?"

"Well, it's very serious."

"How serious."

"I called before the meeting and asked that the three passenger ships at the Binjiang Port Passenger Terminal have been delayed for six hours and are probably not sailing now."

Sister Zhu looked at her notebook and said, "On the afternoon of the 24th, the Hui'an Timber Company's 'Sengong No. 22' wooden tug collided with the Yangtze River pusher and disintegrated because it was unable to avoid eel fishing boats. A large amount of timber was lost, and the economy

The loss was more than 70,000 yuan.”

"On the night of the 25th, more than a thousand navigation marks in the waters from Binjiang to Jiangyin were vandalized by eel fishing boats. They took away the zinc-empty batteries and flashlights of the navigation marks and used them for night lighting, causing economic losses of tens of thousands of yuan and seriously affecting navigation.

Safety."

"On February 1, when the Hanwu Yangtze River Transport Company's fleet sailed to our Binjiang anchorage No. 26, it was blocked by a captured eel boat. They sounded the whistle to remind them to avoid it. As a result, more than 30 people who were illegally fishing for eel fry swarmed up.

They robbed oil drums, cables and all daily necessities of the fleet, and beat several sailors who blocked them."

…

The Tiansheng Port ship lock channel is full of eel fishing boats, and the ship lock no longer dares to release ships.

The Tiansheng Port power plant only has enough coal for a few days, and the coal fleet is stuck at the anchorage and unable to move.

Passenger ships at Binjiang Port Passenger Terminal are delayed every day.

Ship collisions occur several times a day.

The end of the Yangtze River is in chaos, and the golden waterway is blocked...
To be continued...