A disastrous moment hits the sea travellers as yet to be discovered 27persons got submerged after a difficult fight between the crane and the typhoon. What then could be said about the disastrous and unpredictable nature changes that claims lives and properties at large when it occurs. Of what stand and fate is man when this occurs and what could be the possible preventable measures to be taken so as to have safety when travelling as every means of travelling made available at some point encounters the unforseen.
A total of 27 people went missing after a floating crane's mooring chain broke causing the vessel to sink while trying to resist typhoon Chaba in South China's Guangdong Province waters on Saturday morning. At 3:50 am on Saturday, the floating crane was found to have had dragged anchor in waters nearby the city of Yangjiang, according to the provincial maritime search and rescue center on Sunday, the Xinhua News Agency reported.
Three people had been rescued by 12 pm on Saturday while 27 others who had fallen into the water were declared missing, the center saidsource
Well detailed is the information and the hazards and losses counted and still counting. The aftermath of this is yet to be seen the more as the containers or vessels been loaded in this shipping crane contains good to be transported or way billed. Well notable is the fact that various transportation means abound and are used for very different purposes so as to fosters economic and business dealings within countries but to an extent,this means of transportation has some losses attached as the quite misfortunes that do happen are unpredictable. The determinant factor for safety when it comes to travelling by sea is yet to be comprehend as even if all the measures of safety is taken,in one way or the other hazards pups off.
Chaba, the third typhoon of the year, caused a landfall in the coastal area of South China's Guangdong Province at around 3 pm on Saturday, meanwhile local schools, shipping services, exhibitions and other public activities were suspended. Guangdong had ordered 53,728 fishing boats to return to the local ports for shelter, the province closed 82 seaside scenic spots and beaches and evacuated 77,900 people to safe areas, local media reported.source
Documented is the fact that this is the third chada Typhoon experienced in this year only as the year is still far from finishing. What then will the future hold more in the southern part of China as it might still be obtainable that another disaster is yet to happen too. Recorded is it that several rescue medium has been employed to make sure that more survivors are been rescued and also the dead persons been dug out for their burial. The authorities in-charge already mandates thereby boats and sea travelling medium to stop work and vacant from the scene at the moment as ways to tackle and solve the outstanding problem that befall the city is been mapped out. Our hearts goes for the deceased as it seems that their journey about life is been brought to an end. if am to say, a well equipped and functioning weather analytical report should be made readily available and always at work so as to determine these weather changes and know when its free and safe for travelling.
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https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202207/1269614.shtml
https://theprint.in/world/27-missing-after-floating-crane-sank-in-china/1023219/?amp
https://english.news.cn/20220703/c9c23bc71d2146ba9f496f5a2b01a306/c.html