In 1993, the Chinese scientific examination ship was violently impacted by a South Korean cargo ship, and the backs were broken and sunk into the sea, and the 107 scientific examiners on board made every effort to call for help, but the South Korean perpetrators not far away saw but were indifferent, with no intention of rescue.
Many people still can't understand the incident when a China scientific research ship was hit and sunk in 1993. How could a good ship be smashed? Why did the perpetrator watch the crew call for help but not take action? Let's explain the whole story clearly today.
The ship was named "To Sunrise 16", built in 1981, with a drainage capacity of 4,400 tons, can withstand the 12th-grade wind, which was the top scientific examination ship in the country at the time.
In order to carry out the Pacific polymetallic nodule survey, the ship was equipped with a pile of advanced instruments and 14 laboratories were renovated. The leader was Captain Jin Mingqi, who had 30 years of sailing experience. There were 110 people on board, many of whom had just joined the scientific expedition team. Young people originally wanted to follow suit and accumulate experience.
The incident occurred in the early morning of May 2, in the waters of Jiangsu Island in South Korea, the sea level is full of fog and visibility is low.
According to the rules, this weather has to rely on the radar to look at the surrounding vessels, but the people on board are annoyed by the radar sound, and they turn off.
When it was discovered that there was a ship in front of the ship, the giant ship was less than 200 meters away, the Cyprus-based "Silver Horn" cargo ship, weighing 38,000 tons, also loaded with a ship of liquefied natural gas.
After a loud bang, the bow of the Silver Horn directly crashed into the main engine room of the Xiangyanghong No.16, instantly blowing out a hole five meters wide.
As soon as Captain Kimmingch had shouted "abandon the ship", he saw the Silver Horn suddenly retreat and pull its bow out.
At this point, the sea water dropped into the cabin, less than five minutes, the ship began to bend, and only 32 minutes later, the entire ship sank into the sea.
There were four rescue boats on board, two of which were broken when they could collide, and the rest had to be put down by man.
The crew shouted for help while desperately cutting the ropes of the lifeboat, but the "Silver Horn" not far away did not respond.
Later, it was not easy to rely on themselves to draw the rescue, the other party had a long time to let the boat, a number, fewer than three people, two people were struck on the scene were sacrificed, and a crew's cabin door was struck deformed, alive swallowed by sea water.
Speaking of the responsibility of crashing the ship does have the problem of "to the Sunrise 16" on the sea, there are rules, small boats have to let the big boat, but our staff closed the radar, did not find the "Silver Corner" in advance, etc. Reacted and thought to hide it was too late.
The retreat of the Silver Horn was not deliberately accelerating the sinking ship. It was filled with liquefied natural gas. If it stayed in place and caused an explosion, both ships would be blown up. This was for safety reasons, but this was by no means a reason for leaving someone dead.
The crew floated in the sea shouting for help, but they pretended not to hear; Later, when I got on the boat, I not only denied water and food, but also placed people under house arrest in small rooms, even refusing to contact the motherland.
What is even more outrageous is that after the incident, the Cypriot side directly refused to repay, saying it was not their responsibility, and that the final loss of hundreds of millions of equipment and three lives can only be borne by ourselves.
Explaining that the disappointment hides the gap in national strength at the time, the other side clearly does not want to take responsibility.
"To the Sunrise 16" sank, but it left us a lesson, the sea navigation can not be half a horse, and a country's strong, is the crew's hardest relying on the mountain.
Of course, all the above are personal opinions. If you have any different opinions on this, you can leave a message in the comment section to discuss!!!
Many people still can't understand the incident when a China scientific research ship was hit and sunk in 1993. How could a good ship be smashed? Why did the perpetrator watch the crew call for help but not take action? Let's explain the whole story clearly today.
The ship was named "To Sunrise 16", built in 1981, with a drainage capacity of 4,400 tons, can withstand the 12th-grade wind, which was the top scientific examination ship in the country at the time.
In order to carry out the Pacific polymetallic nodule survey, the ship was equipped with a pile of advanced instruments and 14 laboratories were renovated. The leader was Captain Jin Mingqi, who had 30 years of sailing experience. There were 110 people on board, many of whom had just joined the scientific expedition team. Young people originally wanted to follow suit and accumulate experience.
The incident occurred in the early morning of May 2, in the waters of Jiangsu Island in South Korea, the sea level is full of fog and visibility is low.
According to the rules, this weather has to rely on the radar to look at the surrounding vessels, but the people on board are annoyed by the radar sound, and they turn off.
When it was discovered that there was a ship in front of the ship, the giant ship was less than 200 meters away, the Cyprus-based "Silver Horn" cargo ship, weighing 38,000 tons, also loaded with a ship of liquefied natural gas.
After a loud bang, the bow of the Silver Horn directly crashed into the main engine room of the Xiangyanghong No.16, instantly blowing out a hole five meters wide.
As soon as Captain Kimmingch had shouted "abandon the ship", he saw the Silver Horn suddenly retreat and pull its bow out.
At this point, the sea water dropped into the cabin, less than five minutes, the ship began to bend, and only 32 minutes later, the entire ship sank into the sea.
There were four rescue boats on board, two of which were broken when they could collide, and the rest had to be put down by man.
The crew shouted for help while desperately cutting the ropes of the lifeboat, but the "Silver Horn" not far away did not respond.
Later, it was not easy to rely on themselves to draw the rescue, the other party had a long time to let the boat, a number, fewer than three people, two people were struck on the scene were sacrificed, and a crew's cabin door was struck deformed, alive swallowed by sea water.
Speaking of the responsibility of crashing the ship does have the problem of "to the Sunrise 16" on the sea, there are rules, small boats have to let the big boat, but our staff closed the radar, did not find the "Silver Corner" in advance, etc. Reacted and thought to hide it was too late.
The retreat of the Silver Horn was not deliberately accelerating the sinking ship. It was filled with liquefied natural gas. If it stayed in place and caused an explosion, both ships would be blown up. This was for safety reasons, but this was by no means a reason for leaving someone dead.
The crew floated in the sea shouting for help, but they pretended not to hear; Later, when I got on the boat, I not only denied water and food, but also placed people under house arrest in small rooms, even refusing to contact the motherland.
What is even more outrageous is that after the incident, the Cypriot side directly refused to repay, saying it was not their responsibility, and that the final loss of hundreds of millions of equipment and three lives can only be borne by ourselves.
Explaining that the disappointment hides the gap in national strength at the time, the other side clearly does not want to take responsibility.
"To the Sunrise 16" sank, but it left us a lesson, the sea navigation can not be half a horse, and a country's strong, is the crew's hardest relying on the mountain.
Of course, all the above are personal opinions. If you have any different opinions on this, you can leave a message in the comment section to discuss!!!