53 camping trapped people on Sangzhou Island in Huidong were rescued and transferred to the shore

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-29

**: China News Network.

**Huizhou, December 17 (Guo Jun, Yan Jiyong) According to the report of the Huizhou Maritime Safety Bureau on the 17th, the bureau recently successfully organized the rescue of 53 camping trapped people on Sangzhou Island in Huidong.

According to reports, at 14 o'clock on December 16, the Huizhou Maritime Safety Bureau received a police report that at 11 o'clock on December 15, a company in Shenzhen organized 53 people to go to Huidong Sangzhou Island for camping team building, and planned to return at 14 o'clock on the 16th. Due to the excessive wind and waves at sea, the original ship could not go to Sangzhou Island, and the team building personnel could not leave the island to go ashore and ask for help.

After receiving the alarm, the Huizhou Maritime Safety Bureau immediately dispatched the coast guard ships "Haixun 0938" and "Haixun 09293", coordinated the three-purpose tugboats "Huaming", "Huapeng" and "Detong" at the No. 5 anchorage, the fishery administration ship "Yuzheng 44085" and the two nearby transport ships "Shenzhou 668" and "Yuehenghai 178" to carry out rescue in the waters of Sangzhou Island, and at the same time notified the Huidong County General Duty Office, Huidong County Marine Comprehensive Law Enforcement Brigade, Huidong Coast Guard Workstation and other units to send emergency forces to participate in the rescue. The rescuers were also reminded to wear life jackets to ensure the safety of the boat and personnel.

The Huizhou Maritime Safety Bureau organized the rescue of people trapped in camping. Courtesy of Huizhou Maritime Safety Administration.

The rescue force soon arrived at the scene, at this time, the wind in the sea near Sangzhou Island was northerly 8, and the wave height was 25 meters, due to limited draft and excessive swells, the rescue could not be carried out for the time being. After discussion and judgment, it is planned to carry out rescue in the early morning of the 17th, and keep 5 ships on duty at the scene.

At 6:50 on the 17th, the sea conditions at the scene improved, and the rescue operation was carried out in an orderly manner. At 8:11, the trapped 53 people were successfully and safely transferred to the shore, and the emergency rescue operation ended.

The maritime department reminds that people who go to sea for sightseeing must pay attention to meteorological information and sea conditions in advance to avoid risky travel. In case of distress, call the sea police **12395 in time. (ENDS).

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