"Orient Star" Ferry was dragged away from the scene of the Orient | stars _ news

New in Jianli, June 9 (reporters Xu Jinbo Anwar Ma Furong) 9th, with the "star of the East" sealed hull, water field we should keep mosquitos and the search ended, rescue workers began to ship detection and plugging in the day, preparing to drag it off to a safe area to prevent sinking away again.

9th waterway of the Yangtze River rescue and salvage Bureau divers taking underwater we should keep mosquitos and searched with sonar scanning methods, using two-dimensional image underwater sonar sonar and other high-tech equipment and three-dimensional images, the sinking area of river bottom carpet-sweeping survey of 22,500 square meters area, a total of 3 suspected. 6 divers dive, 3 suspected carefully check one by one we should keep mosquitos.

Around 13 o'clock, the last suspected are excluded under the water, no bodies or remains were found. So far, lasted 8 days of "star of the East" under water we should keep mosquitos and the search came to an end.

8th before 14 o'clock, "star of the East" smooth boat access in all rooms, compartments, removable items in all the rooms, cabins and wooden structures cleared all rooms, compartments were found the remains of the victims, all bilge discharge water extraction is completed, all epidemic prevention treatment has been implemented.

Subsequently, the Yangtze River shipping administration, the people's Liberation Army, Hubei Jingzhou city, Jingzhou City police fire brigade, wanzhou district, Chongqing City Government and the shipping company's legal representative, joint inspection group composed of representatives of the parties signing the acceptance list, "star of the East" Troubleshooting cleanup completed official seal in the cabin.

9th, at the completion of "star of the East" sealed hull and we should keep mosquitos and the waters after the search, rescuers started welded on the hull of the wrecked ship mooring equipment and other devices, and check on the hull bottom, blocking, preventing the movement of ships sank again in the process.

The next few days, "star of the East" river waters near the wreck and good weather, rescuers would drag it off the scene in due course, to safe waters docked. (End)

(Original title: "Orient Star" began sinking of ship detection while plugging your off again)

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