Quanzhou: Five tourists are trapped in reefs, rescuers leave the boat to rescue!

Author:Southeast Morning Post Time:2022.07.12

Morning Post (Reporter Lin Zhi'an Correspondent Shen Chengfeng Huang Weijie/Picture) "What to do? The sea water comes up, we can't go back!" At 5:35 pm on the 10th, the Quanzhou Sea Police Station received the alarm for help. Stamed on the reefs near Daxuyan, Chongwu Town, Hui'an County.

Five people who have been trapped in the reef are rescued in time

After hearing the police, the enforcement officer of the Hui'an First Working Station of the Quanzhou Sea Police Station, the police of the Chongwu Hai Defense Police Station, and the staff of the Chongwu Town Maritime Rescue Association arrived at the scene to jointly carry out rescue. Five trapped people waved their hands anxiously on the reef about 100 meters away from the shore, and returned several times tentatively. They were repelled by the wind and waves.

At this time, the tide was rising, the sea was large, and the tide gradually rushed to the surface of the reef. The situation was urgent. While the rescuers used the horn to appease the trapped person, they organized driving small assault boats to avoid the underwater reefs to approach the trapped people.

With the rise of the tide, under the push of the waves, the assault boats shake and shake in the reef group, and it cannot be approached several times. Time passed one minute and one second, and the trapped people were becoming more and more dangerous. Rescuers changed the connection place again and again. Finally, the opportunity to decisively and forcibly leaned against the reefs.

It is understood that the five trapped people are foreign tourists. They travel to Chongwu Sea during the holidays and are trapped in the reef because they do not understand the tidal law. After landing, they thanked the rescuers in a timely manner.

Reminder of Quanzhou Sea Police Station: Be sure to pay attention to safety when going out! Most of the trapped reefs are because they are not familiar with the tide rising situation. Before going to the beach, you must first understand the rising and falling laws of the local tide. When you do not understand the situation, remember not to stay on the reef for a long time to avoid being trapped. When encountering an emergency at sea, you can call 95110 to ask the maritime police for help.

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