Burst! A cargo ship carrying several dry tons of coil steel collided with the bridge
Burst! A cargo ship carrying several dry tons of coil steel collided with the bridge
Seven of the 11 crew members have been rescued and four are still missing after a boat collided with the G240 national Highway Jiujiang Bridge in Guangdong Province on the evening of April 22, CCTV News reported.shipping agent
On April 23, the director of the Marine Department of Nanhai District of Foshan City introduced in an interview that at 20:44 on the evening of April 22, a Fuzhou-born ship carrying 4907 tons of coil steel weighed anchor from Hushan to Fuzhou, and at 21:20, when passing the waters of Jiujiang Bridge, the left side of the hull rubbed against the anti-collision pier of Jiujiang Bridge, and then sat shallow in the waters of Xijiang Dam Pole.shipping agent
At 23:40, the ship sank in Tianguzhou, there were 11 crew members on board, 7 people were rescued, including the pilot, cook, crew and first mate 4 people lost contact.door to door service
A preliminary investigation showed that the accident was caused by improper operation of the crew due to flooding. The exact cause of the accident is still under further investigation.door to door service
Foshan Jiujiang Bridge is a bridge across the Xijiang River, located between Jiujiang Town, Nanhai District, Foshan City, Guangdong Province, and Jiezhou City, Heshan City, Jiangmen City, with a total length of 1682 meters. Construction began in September 1985 and was officially completed in June 1988.FCL container
After the accident, experts carried out a preliminary appraisal of the Jiujiang Bridge on G240 National Highway, and there was no obvious damage to the main structure, but there were scratches on the collision pier of the bridge, and further appraisal of the safety of the bridge was needed.FCL container
The traffic police department has conducted traffic control on both sides of the G240 National Highway Jiujiang Bridge (from 6:00 on April 23 to 6:00 on April 24).FCL container
Maritime authorities implement traffic control, except for emergency boats, other ships are prohibited to enter the G240 national Highway Jiujiang Bridge three kilometers upstream and downstream waters, passing ships pay attention to detour.