"Fuzhou is getting more and more beautiful, and there are many places to play, I came to Fuzhou specifically to celebrate the New Year with friends! Miss Huang from Matsu said happily. At 13:35 on the 9th, the passenger ship "Jishun No. 9" arrived at Lianjiang Huangqi Wharf from Matsu Baisha after a 35-minute voyage.
Miss Huang told reporters that her ancestral home is Fuzhou, and she has a deep affection for Fuzhou, and is also attracted by the beautiful scenery and profound historical and cultural heritage here. As the "Yellow Horse" route has become more and more convenient to travel between Fuzhou and Matsu in recent years, she often comes to Fuzhou. "Like Three Lanes and Seven Alleys, Shangxiahang, Yantai Mountain and the Heart of the Minjiang River, I often go to play with my friends. ”
Captain Liu has worked hard, Chinese New Year's Eve is still sticking to his post, with your efforts, so that the Matsu villagers can come back for the reunion year, on behalf of the maritime department, I wish you a good New Year and a good luck in the Year of the Dragon. After escorting the passengers off the ship, Lin Zebiao, a staff member of the Lianjiang Marine Department, warmly greeted the captain Liu Zu and reminded him to pay attention to the speed of the voyage to ensure safety.
According to the relevant person in charge of the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration, many Matsu villagers and Taiwan compatriots have recently chosen to return to their hometowns by passenger ships for the Chinese New Year, and the direct shipping of cross-strait maritime passenger transport has ushered in a peak of passenger flow. According to statistics, on Chinese New Year's Eve, the four cross-strait "mini three links" routes from Xiamen to Kinmen, Quanzhou to Kinmen, Mawei to Matsu, and Huangqi to Matsu operated a total of 12 flights, sending 1,213 passengers, nearly 16 times the number of passengers sent on Chinese New Year's Eve in 2023.
It is also understood that since the start of the Spring Festival this year, the number of Matsu villagers and Taiwan compatriots who travel to and from both sides of the strait through the "mini three links" route has been rising, and a total of 300 flights have been opened before the Spring Festival, sending 5 passengersMore than 30,000 people.
In order to ensure the safety of direct cross-strait maritime passenger transport, the Fujian maritime affairs department has formulated a "one line and one policy" guarantee plan for the four "mini three links" routes, implemented electronic declaration and approval of ship entry ports, accepted the declaration of ships entering and leaving the port around the clock, improved the efficiency of ship operation, and carried out comprehensive safety inspections on all passenger ships involved in operation in advance to ensure that the ships are seaworthy and the crew is competent.
During the Spring Festival travel period, we will continue to strengthen the safety supervision of direct routes, and patrol routes through sea patrols by ships and drones to ensure smooth routes. Ship traffic management centers in Fuzhou, Xiamen, Quanzhou and other places carry out special window monitoring of direct passenger ships, pay close attention to meteorological and sea conditions and visibility changes, and provide early warning information in a timely manner to ensure the safety of direct navigation ships. The relevant person in charge of the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration said. (*Fuzhou** reporter Zhang Tieguo correspondent Xu Simin).