Can an ordinary fishing boat rely on the marine police dock to avoid the wind?

Before the arrival of typhoon and extreme weather, it is the best measure to ensure the safety of fishing boats to require fishing boats to return to Hong Kong or evacuate to safe waters to avoid the wind, which has also been recognized and supported by the majority of fishermen. The strong wind at sea caused by normal cold air (≤ 1 1) will not cause serious consequences for large trawlers to anchor at sea, but in actual operation, instructing all fishing boats to return to Hong Kong to take shelter from the wind will inevitably cause some negative effects. The main problems are as follows:

One is to increase the fishing production cost of fishing boats, resulting in a large number of fishermen losing money or causing poverty. Fishing boats need to spend 50-60 hours sailing to avoid the wind once, consuming 3 tons of diesel oil, which causes fishermen to have no income but increases production costs and also causes the crew's work intensity. If people take shelter from the wind at the same place at sea, the rest of the crew can rest except the crew on duty. Now it not only increases the cost, but also wastes the production time, shortens the production time of trawlers, makes the crew work hard for a long time, and increases the security risks. According to the investigation of the production cost of Fenghua double-towing fishing boat, the production income is reduced by about 400,000-500,000 (the production time is spent on sailing) due to the return of cold air to Hong Kong to avoid the wind.

Second, increase the number of accidents of trawlers during their voyage in and out of Hong Kong. In the past year, there were only 4-5 trips to Hong Kong, but now it needs about 10, which increases the probability of mechanical failure of some fishing boats (the main engine runs at high speed) and increases the collision frequency of commercial fishing boats when a large number of fishing boats pass through the offshore merchant shipping channel at the same time (as proved by the collision accidents of commercial fishing boats over the years).

Third, increase the berthing pressure of the central fishing port and the accident rate in the port. For example, during 20021gale, the sheltered fishing boat in shenjiamen Fishing Port broke down and sank on the rocks due to lack of anchorage, causing the crew to fall into the water and die; Outside Shengsi Fishing Port, the fishing boat rolled over and sank, and the crew fell into the water and died.

Fourth, increase the difficulty and safety risk of logistics support in fishing ports. Due to the centralized return of fishing boats to Hong Kong, the supply of marine materials is in short supply, resulting in market confusion and soaring prices of marine materials. For example, the ice rose from one ton 1 yuan in September to more than 200 yuan, and the fishing boat crew died because they queued up to fill the ice and fell into the water, and the fishing boats collided. In addition, at the same time, the fish goods entering Hong Kong are unsalable and the prices have dropped sharply. For example, the price of hairtail has dropped by one-third compared with the same period in 2020, making it difficult for fishermen to make a living. 202 1 Fenghua Fishermen appeared loans overdue phenomenon, and private lending increased. We believe that if 90% of trawlers lose money, it will cause various social problems.

Verb (abbreviation of verb) comparison of sheltering from the wind in the same period in history. In the decades when there was no instruction to return to Hong Kong to avoid cold air, no large trawler in Fenghua was in danger or sank because of the strong wind of 1 1. Different from other types of fishing boats, large-scale double-towed fishing boats have the characteristics of good stability and strong wind and wave resistance. Trawling boats pay attention to towing force, the center of gravity moves down, the tonnage is large, and two fishing boats need to work together at the same time. Fishing boats in Fenghua always pay attention to the quality of catches, and the catches are transported back to the dock by fishing auxiliary boats (fishing boats) every two or three days. There is less cargo on board, which is relatively stable and safer.

To sum up, fishermen hope that the fishery management department can issue more accurate and reasonable instructions for different large fishing boats according to the size of the wind, so that the management of safety production is more scientific, the livelihood of fishermen can be guaranteed, and it is conducive to the sustainable development of fisheries.