Chao News client reporter Huang Yuhuan correspondent Wu Jiajun.
Starting from Yangshan Port, passing through Hong Kong and Singapore, and then crossing the Pacific Ocean all the way west, it stops at Santos, Paranagua, Rio de Janeiro and other Brazilian ports in turn, completing 19,200 kilometers of sea transportation across 10 time zones, and then returning. Such a round trip by the ocean-going ship "Argentina" takes more than 90 days.
At the beginning of this month, 26 crew members operated the ship, escorted by the maritime department, and once again set off from the port of Ningbo-Zhoushan to advance to South America. This trip is a bit special compared to usual, as they will spend their Spring Festival at sea. On Chinese New Year's Eve, they will leave Singapore and arrive in the Strait of Malacca, where they will embark on one of the longest voyages at sea, requiring more than 20 days to dock.
Although crossing the ocean during the Spring Festival, no matter where you are, the warmth of home can always cross the mountains and seas and reach the hearts of every crew member. On the challenging ocean stage, the crew has their own way of celebrating the Spring Festival, and they use a "Chinese New Year's Eve Dinner at Sea" to express their deep thoughts for their relatives and friends, show their love for life and their vision for the future, and inherit the long-standing traditional culture of the Chinese nation.
The crew is decorating the cabin Courtesy of the interviewee.
Chinese New Year's Eve night Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at sea
It was the old captain's biggest concern
Zhou Haifeng, the captain of the "Argentine" ocean-going steamer, has passed the age of knowing his fate. After graduating from Shanghai Maritime Vocational and Technical College in 1996, he has been running at sea for 28 years.
Not going home during the Spring Festival has long been accustomed to him, "Sailing, like all transportation, the more holidays the busier it is." ”
On board, this "big brother" is not only responsible for taking the helm and grasping the direction of the ship's travel; Like the elders in the family, we should also care about the details of everyone's life. On this special day, how to make the crew brothers have a happy New Year is the thing he worries about the most.
The crew brothers come from all over the world, and the customs of the New Year are also different in different places, but the Spring Festival couplets and dumplings are the same. Zhou Haifeng organized everyone to treat the boat as home, write blessing characters, paste Spring Festival couplets, and cook Chinese New Year's Eve dinners to create a strong New Year's flavor.
Of course, before doing these things, we must first ensure the safety of the ship. "For example, after we go out, when we go to the Indian Ocean, there are fewer ships sailing, at this time we can let go a little, and sometimes if the time is not coincidental, we will postpone or advance the time of the Chinese New Year's Eve dinner." ”
In addition to having a "Chinese New Year's Eve dinner at sea" together, the crew will also organize some activities on their own. "Now the facilities on the ship are very complete, we can play chess, ring rings, and karaoke together. This year, our deck department and marine engineering department also made an appointment to play a friendly basketball game during the Spring Festival. Ma Hongfei, the second mate of the ocean liner "Argentina," told reporters.
The crew members are making dumplings Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Life on board is varied
Family is still the deepest concern
Although life on board is becoming more and more colorful, for the crew, family is still the deepest concern.
Compared with the captain Zhou Haifeng, Ma Hongfei's qualifications are not old, but he has been at sea for 11 years, "For us seafarers, it is actually not easy to spend the Spring Festival at home. Like me, since I started my career, I have only spent the Spring Festival at home three or four times. ”
In addition to his parents and wife, Ma Hongfei is most concerned about his 5-year-old daughter, "The child is growing up now, and she will be coquettish when she usually talks on the phone." After being away for a long time, she will also miss her father, thinking about when you will come home and why you are not at home for the New Year? ”
Faced with the child's question, Ma Hongfei could only answer: "Dad strives to see if he can spend the New Year at home next year." But he knew in his heart that this matter could really only be "fought for". He hopes that as his daughter grows up, she will understand that her father is actually working hard, which is what her father needs for his profession.
Talking about his family, Captain Zhou Haifeng also felt indebted, "In our business, the regret is that I have less time with my family and less care for them." Fortunately, the sensible daughter has graduated from college and found a job, so he basically doesn't have to worry about it. In the new year, his greatest wish is that his family is healthy and safe.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee.
Send holiday greetings in the air
They set sail again
When he was about to leave Singapore, Zhou Haifeng communicated with his family and wished them a happy New Year in advance.
In recent years, with the advancement of science and technology, the life of the crew at sea is no longer so boring. Most of the time, they can contact their families through the Internet, and they can also go to the cloud for reunions on holidays.
The convenience brought by this touched the elderly Zhou Haifeng the most. "In the past, when there was no Internet on the ship, the company would also organize us to talk to our families during the Chinese New Year. Zhou Haifeng said that at that time, the call relied on a "single sideband", which was actually a radio communication between the ship and the coast station.
Through a fixed frequency, after the adjustment is set, I will speak here, and my wife and children will listen there. In fact, it is equivalent to an open call, as long as the other ships have this device, tune to this frequency, they can also hear us talking, there is no privacy. ”
Even so, in the era when maritime communication was not yet developed, everyone still cherished this opportunity to talk to their families.
Nowadays, with the wider coverage of the maritime network, communication has become more free and simple, and many seafarers have been dissipated from homesickness.
Say a word to your family, tell them that everything is okay, and continue to work with peace of mind. Zhou Haifeng said.
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