China Rescue and Salvage completes the 34th rotation of routine duty at Nansha Islands and Reefs

Recently, the "Nanhai Rescue 113" vessel of the South China Sea Rescue Bureau under the Ministry of Transport slowly berthed at the Sanya Rescue Base wharf, completing a three-month emergency standby mission at Nansha islands and reefs. As the rescue aircrew, onboard emergency rescue team members, and various support personnel of this rotation were successively replaced, the "B-72CR" aircrew and the "Nanhai Rescue 115" vessel successively entered the Nansha standby sea area to carry out a new round of rescue standby missions. This marks the smooth completion of the 34th rotation of China Rescue and Salvage's standby at Nansha islands and reefs. During the just-concluded 33rd standby rotation, the "Nanhai Rescue 113" vessel carried out a total of 3 rescue missions, with a total search-and-rescue voyage of 976 nautical miles. The vessel participated throughout the joint search-and-rescue operation for crew members overboard from the Vietnamese vessel Qiyuan 18, successfully rescuing and transferring 6 crew members in distress. In terms of aerial rescue forces, the rescue aircrew cumulatively rescued 18 injured persons in distress and transferred 8 Vietnamese crew members in distress. To date, China Rescue and Salvage has cumulatively implemented 34 rotations of duty vessels and 17 rotations of rescue aircrews, cumulatively handling 149 various maritime emergencies in the Nansha sea area, rescuing 838 persons in distress and 34 vessels in distress, with the value of rescued property exceeding 5.8 billion yuan.