Chapter 157 The leaking liquefied gas ship (more updates, please subscribe, please reward!)
This was a nightmare experience for everyone aboard the Sunny cargo ship.
When the fog on Chongming Island gradually dissipated, the fog on the sea was still very heavy. Their cargo ship was sailing normally on the channel, but it suddenly encountered an unknown cargo ship. The other ship had a larger displacement and was therefore stronger. , after the collision, a large hole was immediately opened on the side of the Xiangyang cargo ship.
Now, seawater is gurgling into the cargo ship, and they are still carrying out final rescue operations, but...
Captain Jin Ming stood on the bridge, looking at the gradually tilting cargo ship, and shouted loudly: "Abandon ship, abandon ship!"
While shouting, he pulled the alarm bell on the side, six short and one long, the signal to abandon ship!
The sailors who were still struggling were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly left their posts and ran to the lifeboat.
Two lifeboats and eighteen crew members left their cargo ship and rowed towards the cargo ship that hit them.
They had no choice. On the vast sea, they had no choice but to ask for help from the cargo ship on the opposite side.
“That cargo ship is reversing!” a sailor shouted loudly: “They don’t want to help us!”
Angry expressions appeared on everyone’s faces, and their hands clenched into fists.
A collision with a shipwreck at sea is not what anyone wants to see. However, since it happens, it must be dealt with calmly. The most important thing is rescue.
If they had rammed and sunk other ships, they would have stopped to rescue them, but what about now? The cargo ship was actually reversing and moving away from them!
Too much, too much!
There are rules at sea. Needless to say, if you are a party to the accident, even if it is an unrelated ship, you should come to the rescue after receiving the distress signal!
“SOS, we are the distressed crew members of the Xiangyang cargo ship. Now, we are requesting rescue from the Serbian cargo ship on the opposite side!” Jin Ming held a handheld radio in his hand and shouted loudly. At this time, he had already identified the flag above the opponent's cargo ship.
However, the other party did not answer. He remained silent and kept reversing the car.
"Xiangyang cargo ship, listen, this is the Shenzhou floating dock, we are coming to rescue, please hold on!" At this moment, a voice suddenly came from the radio.
Shenzhou floating dock?
I’ve never heard of it, but the person who gave me this name must be from the motherland!
At the critical moment, we still need to wait for the motherland’s rescue!
Everyone felt a sense of warmth in their hearts.
At this time, the fog on the sea was gradually dissipating. In the mist, a huge floating dock appeared, with several tugboats in front of it.
When they saw the Xiangyang, which had tilted twenty degrees, everyone on the floating dock was a little worried.
“Can it be saved?”
"No problem." Qin Tao said: "Now, untie the tugboat and leave it to us! Two cars, one forward, three left rudder!"
Qin Tao calmly issued the order.
The tugboat left. Jin Ming and the other distressed sailors looked at this scene in surprise. The floating dock was actually still moving forward! That floating dock actually has its own power!
“Right rudder two!”
Qin Tao issued orders one after another. The huge floating dock was moving forward, adjusting its direction, and was almost in a straight line with the Xiangyang.
“Fill with water and sink!”
At sea, filling the floating dock with water is very simple, just open the valve.
Gurgling sea water flowed into the water tank of the floating dock, and the floating dock sank at a speed visible to the naked eye.
It is sinking and advancing at the same time, and the bow of the floating dock has been inserted under the stern of the Xiangyang!
“Double cars, reverse!”
The propeller began to reverse to provide braking force, so the floating dock began to slow down as it moved forward.
The Xiangyang continued to enter the floating dock. Because the interior of the floating dock was very wide, even if it began to tilt, it would still not rub against the side of the floating dock. However, this process looked shocking.
Qin Tao continued to command in an orderly manner. When all the Xiangyang ships entered the floating dock, the floating dock also stopped.
“Drainage!” Qin Tao gave the last order.
The water pump is running crazily, the seawater in the water tank is drained, the floating dock is slowly raised, and the Xiangyang freighter is towed up and slowly leaves the sea!
Gurgling sea water gushes out from the place where the Xiangyang freighter was smashed, and flows down from the floating dock.
"Thank you, thank you." Jin Ming, who had been rescued by the tugboat, watched this scene intently, and shed two lines of tears involuntarily.
Without this floating dock, their ship would have sunk, causing huge economic losses to the shipowner. Now, their cargo ship Xiangyang has been saved!
Jin Ming was extremely grateful. When he saw the red flag flying above the floating dock, he felt a sense of pride in his heart. This is awesome, my country! This is the floating dock of our motherland!
Qin Tao finally let out a long breath.
The operation just now was quite dangerous. If you were not careful, it might lead to more serious consequences, and even hit his floating dock.
However, he had no choice. He could not watch the ship sink without rescue. Now, everything was finally settled.
“Mr. Qin, this floating dock is great!” Mr. Lei said: “It can not only repair ships, but also perform rescue operations. It is a pearl of our shipbuilding industry!”
“That’s right, the brightest pearl!” Director Wang also said from the side.
Qin Tao's eyes were still solemn, and he didn't care at all about these words of praise. He just looked at the cargo ship on the sea that caused the accident.
“No, the other party is going to run away!” someone shouted nervously.
“Can’t let them escape!”
No matter who is to blame, the other party's indifferent approach has aroused everyone's dissatisfaction. After the accident, the other party stood by and did not want to rescue. Now that the dust has settled, the other party actually wants to run away again.
Can you run away?
A sneer appeared on Qin Tao's face: "Two cars, three forward, left full rudder, blocking their path!"
In a collision at sea, the larger one always takes advantage. The Xiangyang cargo ship lost in the collision because the displacement of the Xiangyang cargo ship was only a few thousand tons, while the displacement of the cargo ship that hit it was more than 30,000 tons. Ton.
Now, the self-propelled floating dock Qin Tao has in hand is modified from a tanker with a displacement of 100,000 tons. In terms of impact capability, it is definitely much stronger than the opponent.
The huge floating dock moved on the sea and thrust hard into the opponent's shipping lane.
On the Serbian liquefied gas ship Golden Horn, the bearded captain Anthony had a look of disdain on his face: "Call immediately and tell them to get out of the way! We are a Class 1 dangerous goods ship. If there is an accident, all responsibility will be theirs!" "
Anthony looked at his huge front deck. It was not flat, but big balls. Their ship was a liquefied natural gas ship, which was equivalent to a bomb sailing on the sea. If it really If it explodes, it will also blow the opponent to pieces.
“The dock opposite, get out of the way immediately, give us the way!” the radioman shouted loudly.
“According to international practice, small boats must avoid large ships, and you need to avoid us!” Qin Tao took the radio and shouted to the other party in fluent English: “We, the Shenzhou floating dock, are traveling on our own route, please stay out of our way!”
What Qin Tao said is reasonable and confident.
There will definitely be a fight, and the two sides will even go to the international court. As for the cause of the collision, the foreigners on the opposite side will definitely use the international regulations on small boats to avoid large ships.
So, Qin Tao took out this one first and blocked the other party's mouth.
"Damn it." The other party cursed: "We are a liquefied natural gas ship. We are a first-level dangerous ship. You must get out of the way!"
“We are a floating dock and a special operation vessel. Our ability to move on the sea is very inconvenient. Please give way.” Qin Tao still refused to give in.
Seeing Qin Tao let go of the transmit button on the radio, Mr. Lei said loudly from behind: "Mr. Qin, well done, show us the courage of the Chinese people. In our waters, they still dare to be so rampant! If If something really happens, our group will pay you one ship!"
"Mr. Lei, you are out of touch when you say this." Qin Tao said: "Now, we are all in the same boat, so we have to work together. You big leaders dare to accompany me here to take risks. We, Mingzhou Shipbuilding Group, are taking risks." What’s the last floating dock?”
Qin Tao is doing dangerous things, which may even put his life in danger. These big leaders around him are crazy with him. What profit does he care about at this time?
Qin Tao's eyes were still looking at the approaching liquefied gas ship. He saw the bow of the ship splitting the waves and drawing an arc, and the ship's hull began to tilt at a large angle.
The other party is scared!
The 30,000-40,000-ton liquefied gas ship is slow to increase speed. Now, the opponent has to turn again, and the speed immediately slows down. Qin Tao looks at the opponent's trajectory and continues to issue orders: "Full right rudder!"
The floating dock changed its course and continued to block the opponent's path forward.
Several tugs also came up to provide assistance. After a few rounds, the liquefied gas ship was forced to stop.
"Damn it!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Don't they know that if we have any problems, it may lead to serious fires and explosions?"
“Captain, there seems to be a cloud of fog on the first tank on our bow.” One of his men suddenly shouted.
What?
Anthony's face suddenly became tense. He looked at the first big ball at the bow of the ship. There seemed to be a white mist forming there. What was that?
"Damn it, hurry up, turn off the engine!" Anthony cursed loudly: "Stop the ship, everyone, get on the lifeboat immediately, God bless you!"
It was impossible for their ship not to be affected at all during the collision, but they are confident in their ship, and the MOSS spherical tank type liquefied gas ship on their ship is made of aluminum alloy. It's not made of nickel steel. Who knows if this thing is strong enough?
If one of the welds is defective and air leaked in the recent collision, you will be in big trouble.
The liquefied gas will spread quickly, and then, as long as it encounters a little open flame, it will explode as powerful as the Hiroshima atomic bomb!
Run, run quickly!
Antony was no longer calm, and he immediately ordered to abandon ship.
The tide is turning.
When they saw the engine of the opposite boat stalling, the people on the surrounding boats were extremely strange. When they saw the other side jumping into the boat to escape, everyone was even more surprised.
"what happened?"
“Their ship has a leak.” Qin Tao said while holding up the maritime telescope and looking at the ship.
“Is the air leaking?”
Most people don’t know much about liquefied gas ships, and they are just curious at this time.
Liquefied gas is very useful and a clean energy source, but it is also very dangerous. It needs to be liquefied at more than 100 degrees below zero. Only when it becomes liquid can it be reduced in volume and can be transported. However, it is normal temperature outside, so some of the liquefied gas will definitely leak during transportation.
Even in the hot summer, a thick layer of frost will form on the outlet of the gas cylinder carried on the back of a heavy-duty liquefied gas truck. Moreover, even if the vehicle is not in use, some gas will spray out of the cylinder every once in a while. To relieve pressure.
This is because no matter how insulated, the liquefied gas inside will slowly vaporize, causing the internal pressure to increase. This part of the gas must be released, otherwise the cylinder will explode.
Therefore, liquefied gas heavy-duty trucks can only be used in the north. In the south, let alone whether it is convenient to refill the gas, just saying that the liquefied gas is decompressed is enough to make people suffer. The car is full of fuel and it will not be driven there. The fuel ran out in a few days.
Liquefied gas ships also need to be deflated.
This kind of liquefied gas ship with large spherical shapes is a MOSS type ship. In fact, when it was first built, liquefied gas storage tanks on land were moved onto the ship. Initially, 9% of the Nickel steel was used as the tank material, and it was later changed to aluminum alloy. (Yes, it is aluminum alloy. This kind of liquefied gas ship is divided into SPB type, MOSS type, and GTT company's membrane type. The familiar Invar steel is used in the membrane type. This spherical MOSS storage tank was originally used Nine percent nickel steel was used as the material, and later aluminum 5083 was used.)
This MOSS type spherical tank is designed using the concept of "leakage does not cause damage". The spherical tank made of aluminum alloy also has a partial secondary barrier, that is, a special aluminum set is welded to the bottom of the spherical warehouse. Tank to contain leaked liquefied gas.
Just now, in order to avoid it, the other party made a full rudder movement at high speed. Therefore, the liquefied gas in the collection tank, which can accommodate the leakage within 15 days, leaked out, forming a cloud of mist on the top of the spherical tank.
This frightened the people on the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship, and they thought it was going to explode. On this kind of cargo ship, the escape must be fast. If it is slow, there may be no survivors.
All this was guessed by Qin Tao, but it is almost inseparable from the truth of the matter.
"We have to leave here too." Qin Tao said, "This is called evil retribution."
"They are unkind, we cannot be unjust, let's pick up their crew!" Lei Lao said.
(End of this chapter)