This voyage seems ordinary but full of the calamity of fate. I was in charge of the position of third officershipsIt is a bulk carrier with a deadweight ton of 98,000 tons. Our task is to bring Brazil'sSoybeansShipping to ports in China and Singapore. And this voyage is destined to face great challenges and psychological tests.
On the fifth day after my departure from Brazil, the weather was fine and I arrangedSailorLong and severalSailorGo open the cabin for ventilation. Due toSoybeansIt is prone to mold and requires regular ventilation to keep the cabin aircirculating. However, it was in this seemingly mundane mission that the unexpected happened.
WhenSailorLong andSailorWhen they tried to open the sixth hatch, the hatch got stuck and could not be opened. What was once a mundane task suddenly became tricky. "Why is the hatch cover stuck?”SailorThe long began to inspect the condition of the hatch cover. However, due to unfamiliarity with the tools, newSailorDidn't find the right toolSailorThe chief had no choice but to go to the tool room himself.
However, it is precisely inSailorThe moment the long leftshipsSudden and violent shaking. Everyone was stunned. WhenSailorWhen the captain rushed back to cabin six, the scene was irreparable. He immediately turned to the captain and reported the seriousness of the situation. The arrival of the captain and first mate did not change the situation that was a foregone conclusion.
shipsLocated in the Pacific Ocean, it is impossible to dock, and the captain can only report to the company. After consultation with the family, the company decided to temporarily keep the body in the ship's ice storage until it arrived in China. However, this decision triggered the ** of the crew.
The crew was extremely unhappy with the fact that the remains were kept in the ship's meat store. However, the company's request made it necessary for the captain to carry out this decision. The discontent and panic of the crew gradually accumulated, the whole oneshipsThere was an atmosphere of anxiety and tension.
The crew of the ship began to experience severe symptoms of insomnia and nervous breakdowns. The restless mood and huge pressure on a daily basis put them in a painful situation. The chef was so affected that he couldn't continue to be thereKitchenJob. He had to go into the cold storage every day to get meat, but he had to witness the frozen corpse, which made it impossible for him to hold on.
In the days that followed, the crew's symptoms became more and more severe. Someone began to have mental disorders, gibberish. The crew members were under so much stress that they could not sleep or even carry out their daily work. This came to a head on the 16th day of the voyage.
On the 16th day, the crew collectively asked the captain to report to the company and requested that the body be placed on the lowest level of the ship. However, this requirement is in fact impossible to achieve, because it is impossible to store the corpse in a space other than the cold storage, otherwise the corpse will quickly decompose and emit a stench.
On the 16th day, two crew members had already begun to boycott work, saying that they could not continue to work because of mental instability. Such a situation letsSailorChang was very anxious, because the whole incident had something to do with him, and he was even more uneasy.
The chef also became reluctant to continueCooking, the crew also had no appetite. Everyone felt sick at the thought that the meat had been taken out of the cold storage, filled with foul-smelling corpses. The captain had to ask the cook to distribute dry goods to the crew, such as instant noodles and canned food, so that they could survive, and the crew's mood became more and more depressed, they no longer went out to work, and the whole situation became unsolvable. shipsFinally arrived at Tianjin Port after a long voyage. All kinds of people on the shore can't wait for us to get to the shore smoothly, including forensic doctors, family members and company personnel. The ship's crew was also eager to dock, packing their bags and preparing to go home.
Through this experience, I deeply understood the difficulties and hardships faced by the crew. Although I am now a captain, this experience still haunts me to this day. The following year, I took a sabbatical and quit my job at that company to work for another shipping company.
This difficult month has made me deeply feel the hardships of the crew. I hope that all the crew members who are working outside will be able to return home safe and healthy.